informatory double
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noun Bridge.
a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
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Also called takeout double.
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Origin of informatory double
First recorded in 1925–30; informat(ion) + -ory1
Words nearby informatory double
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