In North American professional sports, the reserve clause was part of a player contract that stated upon the contract`s expiration, the rights to the player were to be retained by the team. This meant the player was not free to enter into another contract with another team. Once signed to a contract, a player could be reassigned, traded, sold, or....
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noun a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration; `the reserve clause was used to bind players to a particular ball club`
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