informatory double

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.
Compare business double.

Origin of informatory double

First recorded in 1925–30; informat(ion) + -ory1

Words nearby informatory double

information system, information technology, information theory, information warfare, informative, informatory double, informed, informed consent, informer, informercial, informing gun
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