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part-score

[ pahrt-skawr, -skohr ]
/ ˈpɑrtˈskɔr, -ˈskoʊr /

noun Bridge.

a contract to make less than the number of tricks required for game: to bid a part-score of three diamonds.
the number of points gained by making such a contract: a part-score of 60 points.

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Nearby words

  1. part time,
  2. part way,
  3. part with,
  4. part work,
  5. part-off,
  6. part-time,
  7. part-timer,
  8. part-writing,
  9. part.,
  10. part. adj.
Also called partial, partial score.
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