Jacoby transfer

noun

A convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's no-trump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder.

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Meanings

nounJacoby transfer (plural Jacoby transfers)

plural Jacoby transfers

  1. bridgeA convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's no-trump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder.

Origin

Popularized by a 1956 article in The Bridge World by Oswald Jacoby.

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APA

Jacoby transfer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacoby%20transfer

MLA

“Jacoby transfer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacoby%20transfer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jacoby transfer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacoby%20transfer.

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