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partscore

partscore noun: a trick score less than 100, obtained by making a contract.

Noun

partscore (plural partscores)

  1. A trick score less than 100, obtained by making a contract.
    • At the other tables, Lady Billingham made five diamonds exactly, but both Commons pairs cautiously stopped in partscores.2007 November 3, Phillip Alder, “The Lords Take the Lead in a Long-Running Battle”, in New York Times

Forms of partscore

pluralpartscores
alternative formpart-score

Origin of partscore

From part + score.

Questions about partscore

What does partscore mean?
Partscore means a trick score less than 100, obtained by making a contract.
What part of speech is partscore?
Partscore is a noun.
What is the plural of partscore?
The plural of partscore is partscores.

Words near partscore in the dictionary

  1. parts unknown
  2. parts ways
  3. parts with
  4. parts-to-picker
  5. partsa
  6. partscore
  7. partscores
  8. partula
  9. partulas
  10. partulid
  11. partulids

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