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JACKPOT
jackpot
(noun) any outstanding award
pot, jackpot, kitty
(noun) the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
jackpot (plural jackpots)
A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
A large cash prize or money.
An unexpected windfall or reward.
(forestry) A concentration of surface wood or fuel.
(pinball) A large accumulated point bonus, originally awarded after a long set of actions but now often easily available in multiball modes.
Usage notes
• By metonymy, jackpot is also the word for several types of poker which feature jackpots (prize pools which accumulate until won).
Verb
jackpot (third-person singular simple present jackpots, present participle jackpotting, simple past and past participle jackpotted)
(of a slot machine, intransitive) To issue a jackpot.
Etymology 2
Noun
jackpot (plural jackpots)
(Western US) A difficult situation.
A jumble of felled timber.
Anagrams
• jacktop
Proper noun
Jackpot
A census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Anagrams
• jacktop
Source: Wiktionary
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