: 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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Two no-trump shows some interest in game and asks about partner's second suit as well as his strength. Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025 This is descriptive, showing suitability for three no-trump while also being mildly preemptive. Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024

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 4 Oct. 2025.

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