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What is an overtrick?

What is an overtrick? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (bridge) A trick won by the declarer's side which exceeds the amount of the contract
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After a flat board, Wbridge5 misdefended to allow a second overtrick in three no-trump.
You are certain of ten tricks but it is pairs and so the overtrick would be useful.
If you take more tricks than you bid you lose one point for each overtrick.
At match pointed pairs, you should play for the overtrick by laying down the ace of diamonds, hoping for a singleton king.
In a solo contract, except for solo 13, the bidder receives 1 unit plus 1 per overtrick from each of the opponents when making the number of tricks in the contract.
South now had seven tricks, and a later misdefense allowed an overtrick.

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