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overcall

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o⋅ver⋅call

  [v. oh-ver-kawl, oh-ver-kawl; n. oh-ver-kawl]
Use overcall in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. Cards. to make an overcall.
–noun
2. Cards. a bid higher than the previous bid.
3. Bridge. a bid on a higher level than, or in a higher ranking suit than, the previous bid of an opponent that was not followed by a bid or double by one's partner.
4. Theater. a clause in an investor's agreement whereby the backer agrees to supply an additional amount of money, often 10 to 20 percent of the original amount, should it be required by the producers.
Origin:
1905–10; over- + call
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o·ver·call   (ō'vər-kôl')   
v.   o·ver·called, o·ver·call·ing, o·ver·calls Games

v.   tr.
To bid beyond or in excess of (a previous bid or player) in a game of cards.
v.   intr.
To bid higher than one's opponent when one's partner has not bid in bridge.
n.   (ō'vər-kôl')

  1. Games

    1. An overbid.

    2. An instance of overcalling in bridge.

  2. The amount of additional money, often 10 to 20 percent of the original amount invested, that can be requested from the financial backers of a theatrical production.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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