overtrick

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noun

A trick won by the declarer's side which exceeds the amount of the contract

OriginEnglish trick ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounovertrick (plural overtricks)

plural overtricks

  1. bridgeA trick won by the declarer's side which exceeds the amount of the contract

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishtrick
  8. Englishovertrick

From over- + trick.

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APA

overtrick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtrick

MLA

“overtrick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtrick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overtrick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtrick.

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