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- 1. a playing card that can have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it.
- 2. an opportunity to enter a sports competition without having to take part in qualifying matches or be ranked at a particular level.
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noun [ C ] (also wildcard) uk / ˈwaɪld ˌkɑːd / us / ˈwaɪld ˌkɑːrd / wild card noun [C] (IN CARD GAME) Add to word list. a playing card that does not have any particular value but that can be used to represent any other card: The joker is a wild card that substitutes for any other card to complete a winning hand.
WILD CARD meaning: 1. a playing card that does not have any particular value but that can be used to represent any…. Learn more.
1. : an unknown or unpredictable factor. 2. : one picked to fill a leftover playoff or tournament berth after regularly qualifying competitors have all been determined. 3. usually wildcard. ˈwī (-ə)l (d)-ˌkärd.
of or relating to a player or team that has not qualified for a competition but is allowed to take part, at the organizers' discretion, after all the regular places have been taken. He was given a wild-card entry into Wimbledon. the first wild-card entry to win the championship.
noun. Cards. a card having its value decided by the wishes of the players. a determining or important person or thing whose qualities are unknown, indeterminate, or unpredictable: In a sailboat race the weather is the wild card.
1. wild card - an unpredictable factor; "the weather was a wild card". factor - anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome". 2. wild card - a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it.
(sport) an opportunity for somebody to play in a competition when they have not qualified in the usual way; a player who enters a competition in this way. He was given a wild card for the tournament. She was beaten in the semi-finals by wild card Louise Smith. (computing) a symbol that can represent any letter or number.
(sport) an opportunity for a player or a team to play in a competition when they have not qualified in the usual way; a player or team that enters a competition in this way They were given a wild card for the tournament. She was beaten in the semi-finals by wild card Louise Smith.
WILD CARD meaning: someone or something that you know nothing about: . Learn more.
From Longman Business Dictionary ˈwild card noun [ countable] 1 something that has an unexpected effect on a situation wild card in A wild card in the company’s prospects is the disagreement that has broken out between the company and some of its 16,000 workers. 2 a sign that can represent any letter in some computer commands. wild card ...
