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material adverse change clause

noun

C1CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A provision letting a buyer walk if the target suffers a serious deterioration before closing.

They invoked the material adverse change clause when the target lost its biggest customer mid-deal.

Similar: material adverse effect clause

Topic: Negotiation in Business English

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