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- Dictionaryjackpot/ˈdʒakpɒt/
noun
- 1. a large cash prize in a game or lottery, especially one that accumulates until it is won.
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the largest prize offered in a competition, or a prize that is added to until it is won: I dreamt that I won / hit the jackpot. (Definition of jackpot from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) jackpot | Business English.
the largest prize in a competition or game: The jackpot was over $1 million. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Prizes, rewards and medals. (the/a pot of gold at) the end of the rainbowidiom. Academy Award. award. bemedaled. blue ribbon. booby prize. bronze. gold medal. gong. grab bag. Grammy. Nobelist. Oscar. platinum disc. prize. stake.
1. a. : the top prize in a game or contest (such as a lottery) that is typically a large fund of money formed by the accumulation of unwon prizes. b (1) : a hand or game of draw poker in which a pair of jacks or better is required to open. (2) : a large pot (as in poker) formed by the accumulation of stakes from previous play. c (1)
Jackpot definition: the chief prize or the cumulative stakes in a game or contest, as in bingo, a quiz contest, or a slot machine.. See examples of JACKPOT used in a sentence.
A jackpot is a pile of money won during a game such as a poker. It's also any example of good fortune. Originally, a jackpot was a pile of money in poker that accumulated until someone produced a pair of jacks (or something better). These days, a jackpot is any kind of prize, winnings, or success. If you get a high-paying job, you hit the jackpot.
A jackpot is a large sum of money which is the most valuable prize in a game or lottery.
jackpot. a large amount of money that is the most valuable prize in a game of chance. (figurative) United hit the jackpot (= were successful) with a 5–0 win over Liverpool. Definition of jackpot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
