tiebreak

noun

tie·​break ˈtī-ˌbrāk 

plural tiebreaks

: an additional contest or period of play used to select a winner when a competition or part of a competition ends in a tie : tiebreaker

a tennis tiebreak

Examples of tiebreak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since Lakers Trade Following a 121-91 blowout Saturday against the Orlando Magic, the Sacramento Kings now sport the same 36-38 record as Dallas, but by the benefit of a tiebreak, are the West's No. 9 seed — for now. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025

Both matches opened with a blowout set and ended with Djokovic winning a tiebreak. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

Andreeva, who beat compatriot Veronika Kudermetova in her opening match, served for the first set at 5-4 but was broken at love before Anisimova eventually took it in the tiebreak. —Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Keys did exactly that, taking the momentum from the tiebreak and breaking Vekic to open the third. —Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tiebreak

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