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declaration

declaration

1 8.1
The final bid in bridge that decides how many tricks a team must win
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən/
  • Jargon
translation icon : contrato (en bridge)

Examples

  • The city, which had seemed a sleepy town when David arrived, changed nearly overnight with the declaration of war.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Women deliver ultimatums and declarations of war fairly often.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • In contract bridge, the player's final declaration determined the number of tricks required to win the game.

  • After much consideration, she made her declaration in the contract bridge tournament, committing to a bold bid.

  • His strategic declaration at the bridge table shocked everyone, as it significantly altered the gameplay.

Synonyms

contract
vsdeclaration
  • Jargon
14 7.6

The number of tricks a team promises to win in bridge

is the final bid that establishes that agreed target

Antonyms

to withdraw
103 3.7

To take back something you said before, especially in public

pass
43 2.3

A short try at doing something

Compounds

Declaration of Independence
  • Formal
53 3.0

A formal statement made on July 4, 1776 declaring the thirteen American colonies independent from Great Britain

declaration of estimated tax
  • Formal
8.8

A form a taxpayer files to say how much tax they expect to owe when tax withheld is not enough

United States Declaration of Independence
  • Formal
5.1

A formal document agreed on 4 July 1776 that declares the thirteen American colonies independent from Britain

Surface Forms

declaration singular
declarations plural

Morphology

declaration = declare (semi-transparent) = declare + ation

Derived from 'declare' but used as a technical term in contract bridge for the final bid, a domain-specific sense not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Declaration comes from the Latin parts de- and clarare, which meant 'make clear', and shares the same root as the English word clear. In bridge, a declaration is the final bid that 'makes clear' the contract and how many tricks the bidder must win.