Definitions
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- noun bridge A
play of a designatedcard as aprompt to one'spartner to respond with a play indicating the kinds of card he/she holds.
Etymologies
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Examples
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For the most part, the checkback is a normal part of the process and not necessarily a sign of trouble.
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All the above conditions and considerations assume that the checkback is a routine one of minor or moderate consequence.
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The checkback is a request for more information about your case.
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That step is known as the "checkback," and it can pose the ultimate hurdle, threat, or opportunity.
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These links are constantly updated, so bookmark them and checkback often.
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I checkback every once in a while when I need a fix.
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But the checkback is one bureaucratic procedure for which you must, at all costs, follow protocol.
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But avoid the fate of the assistant professor who, away on a trip when a checkback came, failed to retrieve his phone messages for days.
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The rules of the checkback vary: Sometimes the tenure candidate is asked to answer questions directly.
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A checkback was necessary to learn that, in the candidate's discipline, authorship was always assigned alphabetically, no matter what the contribution of effort.
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