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11escalation — escalate es‧ca‧late [ˈeskəleɪt] verb [intransitive] if amounts, prices etc escalate, they increase: • They saw costs escalating and sales slumping as the effect of rising oil prices hit the company. escalation noun [uncountable] : • The rapid… …
12Escalation hypothesis — The Escalation Hypothesis is a theory put forward by Geerat J. Vermeij. It states that organisms are in constant conflict with one another and therefore devote lots of resources to thwarting the adaptations evolution brings to all competing… …
13escalation clause — A clause in a contract authorizing the contractor to increase the price in specified conditions of all or part of the services or goods he has contracted to supply. Escalation clauses are common in contracts involving work over a long period in… …
14escalation — /ˌeskə leɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a steady increase ● an escalation of wage demands ● The union has threatened an escalation in strike action. ♦ escalation of prices a steady increase in prices …
15escalation — /ˌeskə leɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a steady increase ● an escalation of wage demands ● The union has threatened an escalation in strike action. ♦ escalation of prices a steady increase in prices …
16escalation — e·sca·la·tion s.f.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} in una guerra, intensificazione dell impegno militare | estens., aumento progressivo di un fenomeno politico, sociale, economico, spec. negativo: l escalation della violenza, un escalation di… …
17escalation — noun an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy (Freq. 6) higher wages caused an escalation of prices there was a gradual escalation of hostilities • Derivationally related forms: ↑escalate • Hypernyms: ↑increase, ↑step up …
18escalation clause — escalator clause or escalation clause noun A clause in an agreement allowing for adjustment up or down according to change in circumstances, as in cost of material in a work contract or in cost of living in a wage agreement • • • Main Entry:… …
19escalation — noun a) an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy b) a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a …
20escalation — escalate ► VERB 1) increase rapidly. 2) become more intense or serious. DERIVATIVES escalation noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «travel on an escalator»: from ESCALATOR(Cf. ↑escalator) …
