Double
AUCTION
A call that raises the stakes on the opponents’ contract — bigger penalties if it fails, bigger rewards if it makes. Many doubles carry a conventional meaning instead.
(4♠) – Double, expecting to beat it.
Related
Penalty double · Takeout double · Redouble
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Adapted from Wikipedia’s Glossary of contract bridge terms · CC BY-SA 4.0 — our adapted text is shared under the same license.