limit bid

noun

: a bid in bridge understood to mean that the bidder can barely expect to make the contract named and has no values in reserve

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of limit bid was in 1929

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“Limit bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limit%20bid. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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