n.
Function: adjective
Date: 1930
: providing for a periodic proportional upward or downward adjustment (as of prices or wages) <an escalator arrangement tying the base pay ⋯ to living costs ― N. Y. Times >
n.
Function: adjective
Date: 1930
: providing for a periodic proportional upward or downward adjustment (as of prices or wages) <an escalator arrangement tying the base pay ⋯ to living costs ― N. Y. Times >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012