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What are overtricks?

What are overtricks? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. plural of overtrick
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However, some play that the declarer receives nothing extra for overtricks and some play that the declarer who takes 9 or more tricks wins nothing at all.
If it loses you will have your nine tricks, if it wins you will probably make some number of overtricks.
On Board 7, against Zulfi-Siraj Salam they netted two overtricks in 4H which was a top score.
Redoubled overtricks at 400 a time also looked very expensive to East who had the decision of standing his ground or running to a 'cheaper' spot.
For example, if the bid is 3 Diamonds and the defenders take 11 tricks, they score for a partial with two overtricks.
In this respect it has an affinity with the exact bidding games, especially as there is sometimes a penalty for making too many overtricks.

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