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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BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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