clause | (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence |
main clause independent clause | a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence |
coordinate clause | a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function |
subordinate clause dependent clause | a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb |
relative clause | a clause introduced by a relative pronoun, `who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill' |
restrictive clause | a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies |
nonrestrictive clause descriptive clause | a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies |
article clause | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) |
arbitration clause | a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract |
escalator clause escalator | 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) |
reserve clause | 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 |
statement financial statement | a document showing credits and debits |
bank statement | a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client, I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month |
enabling act enabling clause | a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law |
instruction command statement program line | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program |
argument statement | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true, it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true |
statement | a message that is stated or declared, a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc, according to his statement he was in London on that day |
statement | a nonverbal message, a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are, his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention |
truth true statement | a true statement, he told the truth, he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it |
mathematical statement | a statement of a mathematical relation |
value statement | a statement of the desirability of something |
cautious statement | a statement made with careful qualifications |
statement | (music) the presentation of a musical theme, the initial statement of the sonata |
affirmation assertion statement | the act of affirming or asserting or stating something |
account accounting account statement | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance, they send me an accounting every month |
income statement earnings report operating statement profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
grandfather clause | an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy, used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War |