Tiebreaker Meaning in English

word

US

ˈtaɪˌbɹeɪkɚ

TYE-bray-ker

UK

tˈaɪbɹeɪkɐ

TYE-bray-kuh

Definition

A tiebreaker is something that decides the winner when a game, contest, or situation ends with equal scores or results. It can be a special round, question, or rule to break the tie.

Usage & Nuances

Common in sports (especially tennis, basketball) and competitions. Can also describe extra questions in quizzes, or any rule used to break a tie. In conversation, often used as 'go to a tiebreaker' or 'need a tiebreaker'. Not used as a verb.

• Spanish: desempate - punto de desempate (deporte)
• Portuguese (BR): desempate - critério de desempate
• Portuguese (PT): desempate - critério de desempate
• Chinese (Simplified): 决胜局 - 决胜分
• Chinese (Traditional): 決勝局 - 決勝分
• Hindi: टाईब्रेक - निर्णायक
• Arabic: كسر التعادل - جولة فاصلة
• Bengali: টাইব্রেকার - সমতাব্রেককারী
• Russian: тай-брейк - решающий раунд
• Japanese: タイブレーク - 決定戦
• Vietnamese: vòng tiebreak - câu hỏi quyết định
• Korean: 타이브레이커 - 동점 결정전
• Turkish: beraberlik bozucu - eşitlik kırıcı
• Urdu: ٹائی بریکر - فیصلہ کن سوال
• Indonesian: tiebreak - penentu kemenangan

Example Sentences

The score was 6–6, so they played a tiebreaker.

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We used a tiebreaker question to pick the winner.

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The tiebreaker round was very exciting.

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Let's go to a tiebreaker if we can't agree.

natural

He won the game because of the tiebreaker.

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This is our third tiebreaker in a row!

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