reserve clause

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noun Sports.

the clause in the contract of a professional player in some sports that binds the player to a team for a season beyond the expiration of the contract in the event a new contract has not been made meanwhile or the player has not been sent to another team.

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Origin of reserve clause

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby reserve clause

reserve, reserve air, reserve bank, reserve buoyancy, reserve capacity, reserve clause, reserve currency, reserved, reserved list, reserved occupation, reserved power

How to use reserve clause in a sentence

He also oversaw the undermining of the reserve clause, which allowed teams to control players in perpetuity — a process that wasn’t always linear.
Marvin Miller changed baseball. He’s finally enshrined among its greats.|Chelsea Janes|September 8, 2021|Washington Post
The original version of this story misstated the name of one of the lawsuits attacking the reserve clause.
The Milwaukee Bucks Led the Way as Athletes Took a Stand Over Jacob Blake. Players Decades Ago Helped Win Them the Power to Speak Up|Theresa Runstedtler|August 28, 2020|Time
The settlement virtually swept away pro basketball’s reserve clause, setting the stage for unrestricted free agency.
The Milwaukee Bucks Led the Way as Athletes Took a Stand Over Jacob Blake. Players Decades Ago Helped Win Them the Power to Speak Up|Theresa Runstedtler|August 28, 2020|Time
Previously, when an NBA team drafted a player, they acquired the exclusive right to sign him, and then, thanks to the reserve clause, the player remained effectively bound to that team until it decided to trade or release him.
The Milwaukee Bucks Led the Way as Athletes Took a Stand Over Jacob Blake. Players Decades Ago Helped Win Them the Power to Speak Up|Theresa Runstedtler|August 28, 2020|Time

They would not, for example, supersede federal law regarding the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment.
A Field General in the War on Christmas|David Freedlander|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We reserve the right to any legal action to prevent new pranks of the kind.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stone, according to Marine officials, served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The actor and police enthusiast reportedly wants to be a reserve officer.
LAPD Foundation: Mark Wahlberg Would Make a Good Reserve Cop|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some prisons reserve the dayroom or common area for weddings.
Saying Yes to the Dress—Behind Bars|Caitlin Dickson|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In sorting notes it is necessary to be able readily to distinguish between notes of this bank and notes of other reserve banks.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The dormant accounts most of the banks maintain with the reserve bank are, perhaps, indicative of their attitude toward it.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
At the reserve bank they may borrow as a standing right and not as a favor which may be cut off.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
She never realized that the reserve of her own character had much, perhaps everything, to do with this.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Customers will do things in the name of the Federal Reserve System which they have never done before.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips