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ˈundertrick Bridge. [under-1 10 b.] A trick required to make up the number of the bid or contract, but not taken. Also attrib.
1908Laws of Auction Bridge §50 When he fails, his adversaries score, above the line, 50 points for each undertrick, i.e., each trick short of the number declared. 1929M. C. Work Compl. Contract Bridge i. 4 Vulnerable..seems appropriate enough when it increases the losses for undertricks. 1952J. B. Pick Phoenix Dict. Games 266 Undertrick points—that is, penalty points when declarer fails to fulfil his contract—are scored by opponents above the line. 1981Reese & Dormer Bridge Player's Alphabetical Handbk. iii. 220 (heading) Penalties for undertricks. Ibid., Not vulnerable, 50 a trick. Doubled, 100 for the first undertrick, 200 for each subsequent one. |