the most common variety of bridge, in which the declarer receives points counting towards game and rubber only for tricks he or she bids as well as makes, any overtricks receiving bonus points
Compare auction bridge
contract bridge in American English
(ˈkɑnˌtrækt)
a form of bridge, developed from auction bridge, in which only the number of tricks named in the contract may be counted toward a game, additional tricks being counted as a bonus score