The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
To sell at an auction.
A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
Allurement; enticement.
A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.
A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.