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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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SimpleHealth had seen its business double amid the coronavirus pandemic.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2020

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

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2017

Sales of Doc McStuffins toys helped retail sales for the Disney Junior preschool business double to $1.9 billion in fiscal 2013.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2014

Agencies devoted solely to health-care accounts have seen their business double and triple over the past few years and have started attracting lucrative takeover offers from the mega-agencies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now in the midst of a boom that continues to swell each year, the tennis industry is a billion-dollar business, double the figure for 1973.

From Time Magazine Archive

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