Escalator
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
Framework senses
- §1
- a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
- §2
- a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)