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Definition of Preemptive bid
1. Noun. A high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preemptive Bid
Literary usage of Preemptive bid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Auction Developments by Milton C. Work (1913)
"The so-called preemptive bid has three such objects : — (1) It gives valuable
information to the partner concerning the trick-taking character of ..."
2. Auction Methods Up-to-date by Milton Cooper Work (1920)
"A preemptive bid which should accomplish its purpose, is apt to fail when the
... A sound preemptive bid is made with a hand which either in itself insures ..."
3. Expert Auction: A Clear Exposition of the Game as Actually Played by Experts by Edward Valentine Shepard, Whist Club, New York (1916)
"SHUT-OUT : A preemptive bid other than i-No Trump. SPECULATIVE : A species of
desperation bid, hoping to strike partner's best call. ..."
4. Expert Auction: A Clear Exposition of the Game as Actually Played by Experts by Edward Valentine Shepard, Whist Club, New York (1916)
"SHUT-OUT : A preemptive bid other than i-No Trump. SPECULATIVE : A species of
desperation bid, hoping to strike partner's best call. ..."
5. Nullo Auction by Florence Irwin (1914)
"From the beginning I have carried on an unwavering campaign against two forms of
bidding: the conventional bid and the preemptive bid. ..."
6. Auction Bridge Explained in a Simple, Practical Way by Elsie Holzman (1922)
"... or A, K, Q, xxx* or more with no outside tricks) the bidder may make what is
called a "preemptive" bid of two or more in the long suit. ..."
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