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overtrick

[ oh-ver-trik ]
/ ˈoʊ vərˌtrɪk /
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noun Bridge.
a trick won by declarer in excess of the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.
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Origin of overtrick

First recorded in 1920–25; over- + trick

Words nearby overtrick

overtop, overtopping, overtourism, overtrade, overtrain, overtrick, overtrump, overture, overturn, over-under, overuse
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British Dictionary definitions for overtrick

overtrick
/ (ˈəʊvəˌtrɪk) /
noun
bridge a trick by which a player exceeds his contract
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