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international match point

American  

noun

(sometimes initial capital letters)
  1. a unit of scoring in contract bridge tournaments held in Europe. IMP


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At halftime, Canada led by 1 international match point.

From New York Times Sep. 21, 2014

In multiple team events, an international match point result is converted into victory points.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2014

In it, every international match point is worth something.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2014

On Board 3 Ware gained 1 international match point when both four spades and three no-trump made exactly.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2012

But in a Swiss Team tournament, where the international match point score is converted into victory points, an overtrick worth an imp can also gain a victory point.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2011

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