business double

American  

noun

Bridge.

1. a double made to increase the penalty points earned when a player believes the opponents cannot make their bid.

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Example Sentences

“There’s been a shift in the consciousness of people 70 and over,” said Ann Lightfoot, a founder of Done & Done Home, a New York City home-organizing company that saw its business double in 2021, and an author of the forthcoming book, “Love Your Home Again.”

From Seattle Times

First rolled out to a limited numbers of clients in May 2018, it helped volumes in the bank’s algorithmic FX business double in 2018.

From Reuters

"If we can help a business double their sales, then it doubles our revenue from that business," Collison said.

From Reuters

In contrast, Cesar Nava, head of the Nava law firm, has seen business double as clients flock for advice about permanent residency and naturalisation.

From The Guardian

Pivotal Software announced on Tuesday that it had a new leader and that bookings for its cloud computing software is now a $100 million-a-year business, double the size of a year ago.

From New York Times