undertrick

[uhn-der-trik]

noun Bridge.

a trick that a declarer failed to win in relation to the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.

Compare overtrick.

Origin of undertrick

First recorded in 1900–05; under- + trick

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British Dictionary definitions for undertrick

undertrick

noun

bridge a trick by which a declarer falls short of making his contract

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