Meaning & Definition of Escalator in English
English⟶
Escalator
/ɛskəletər/
noun
1. 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)
synonym:
- escalator clause,
- escalator
2. A stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
synonym:
- escalator,
- moving staircase,
- moving stairway
Examples of using
If you try to defend the seniority-based corporate escalator these days all you'll get is flak from younger employees.