: being a bid, contract, or hand suitable to play without any suit being trumps
no-trump noun

Examples of no-trump in a Sentence

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This is descriptive, showing suitability for three no-trump while also being mildly preemptive. Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024 Facing a major two-suiter, North decided his diamond stopper was too weak for three no-trump. Bobby Wolff, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of no-trump was in 1902

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“No-trump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-trump. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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