match point

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mach point]
- /mætʃ pɔɪnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mach point]
- /mætʃ pɔɪnt/

Definitions of match point words

noun match point (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) the point that if won would enable the scorer or the scorer's side to win the match. 1
noun match point Duplicate Bridge. a scoring unit consisting of one point awarded to a partnership for each opposing partnership whose score they better on a hand and of one-half point for each opposing partnership whose score they equal. 1
noun match point tennis, etc.: point that wins a match 1
variable noun match point In a game of tennis, match point is the situation when the player who is in the lead can win the whole match if they win the next point. 0
noun match point the final point needed to win a match 0
noun match point the unit used for scoring in tournaments 0

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Origin of match point

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Match point

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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match point popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for match point

noun match point

climax — The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it, usually near the end.
crossroads — A crossroads is a place where two roads meet and cross each other.
crunch — If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
defining moment — a point at which the essential nature or character of a person, group, etc., is revealed or identified.
moment of truth — the moment in a bullfight at which the matador is about to make the kill.

All 9 Synonyms of match point