tiebreaker

🇺🇸 /ˈtaɪbreɪkər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtaɪbreɪkə(r)/
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A tiebreaker is a game or a set of rules used to decide the winner when two players or teams have the same score.

In the tennis match, they had to play a tiebreaker to determine the winner since both players had won six games.

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A tiebreaker is a question or challenge added to a competition to determine the winner when two or more participants have the same score.

The quiz show used a tiebreaker question to decide the winner between the two teams with equal scores.

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n. A tiebreaker is a game or a set of rules used to decide the winner when two players or teams have the same score.; A tiebreaker is a question or challenge added to a competition to determine the winner when two or more participants have the same score.

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Plural tiebreakers