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☆ jack·pot (jak′pät′)

noun

  1. a pot in a poker game made up of accumulated stakes, which can be played for only when some player has a pair of jacks or better with which to open
  2. any cumulative stakes or highest prize, as in a slot machine

Etymology: jack, + pot

jackpot Idioms

hit the jackpot

Slang
  1. to win the jackpot
  2. to attain the highest success or reward

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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jackpot Synonyms

jackpot

n.

bonanza, find, winnings, highest prize, reward, stakes, pot, pool, kitty; see also luck 1, prize, success 2.

hit the jackpot*

succeed, achieve, score; see succeed 1, win 1.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

jackpot Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • scoop: Play now for your chance to scoop a huge jackpot from just 5p a spin.

Adjective modifier

  • Progressive: Both Full House rooms have a Progressive Jackpot for most games.

Modifies a noun

  • bingo: Jackpot bingo - play Bingo at Jackpot Joy and experience the best online bingo.. .

Noun used with modifier

  • euromillions: The previous biggest Euromillions jackpot of " just " £ 79 million was won by Grandmother Delores McNamara from Ireland.
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