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escalator

/ˈes.kə.leɪ.tər/

Übersetzung: Substantiv, das eine bewegliche Treppe bezeichnet, die Personen zwischen Stockwerken befördert, oder eine Vertragsklausel, die Löhne, Preise oder Leistungen an bestimmte Bedingungen wie die Lebenshaltungskosten anpasst.

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noun

A2formalcommon/ˈes.kə.leɪ.tər/

A noun referring to a moving staircase that transports people between floors of a building, or a clause in a contract that adjusts wages, prices, or benefits based on certain conditions such as changes in the cost of living.

  • 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine bewegliche Treppe bezeichnet, die Personen zwischen Stockwerken befördert, oder eine Vertragsklausel, die Löhne, Preise oder Leistungen an bestimmte Bedingungen wie die Lebenshaltungskosten anpasst.
  1. Moving staircase A2 formal

    A mechanical device consisting of a set of moving steps that carry people between floors of a building.

    • She took the escalator to the second floor of the mall.
    • The escalator was out of service for maintenance.
    • He stood on the right side of the escalator to let others pass.

    🇩🇪Rolltreppe

    Synonyme: moving stairway

  2. Contract adjustment clause C1 formal

    A provision in a contract that allows for automatic increases or decreases in wages, prices, or benefits based on certain conditions, such as changes in the cost of living index.

    • The union negotiated an escalator clause to protect workers' salaries against inflation.
    • The contract includes an escalator that adjusts rent based on the consumer price index.
    • Many long-term agreements have an escalator to account for economic changes.

    🇩🇪Eskalationsklausel

    Synonyme: escalator clause

  • escalators plural form
  • escalators' possessive plural form
  • escalator's possessive singular form