ESCALATOR


Meaning of ESCALATOR in English

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 >

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