jackpot

ˈdʒækpɒt

Definition

Definition of jackpot - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

gameslarge prize in a game or lottery

She won the jackpot in the lottery.

bonanza

windfall

gambling

TECH.

pool of money accumulating until won

TECH.

The jackpot has reached a million dollars.

prize

windfall

fortunate find

Rare

unexpected valuable discovery or success

Rare

Finding that rare book at the flea market was like hitting a jackpot..

bonanza

windfall

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Expressions with jackpot

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win the jackpot

get the top prize in a lottery or competition

She won the jackpot in the state lottery last year.

hit the jackpot

receive a favorable outcome by luck

He hit the jackpot when he found that rare coin.

rollover jackpot

prize money that increases when not won in a game

The rollover jackpot reached a record amount this week.

Origin of jackpot

English, jack (common man) + pot (pool of money)

Terms with jackpot included in their meaning

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rollover

lottery jackpot

jackpot carried over to the next week

Examples of jackpot in a sentence

The casino's jackpot was the largest in the region.
Winning the jackpot changed their lives overnight.
The lottery jackpot was finally claimed last week.
Winning the lottery felt like a jackpot.
Stumbling upon the antique vase was a jackpot.

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French:gros lot, cagnotte, ...
German:Jackpot, Hauptgewinn, ...
Italian:jackpot, colpo grosso, ...
Spanish:gran premio, jackpot, ...
Portuguese:jackpot, golpe de sorte, ...
Chinese:头奖, 意外收获, ...
Japanese:ジャックポット, 賞金, ...
Arabic:جَائِزَة كُبْرَى, الْجَائِزَةُ الْكُبْرَى, ...
Hebrew:גֶ'קְפּוֹט, ג׳ֶקְפּוֹט, ...
Russian:джекпот, куш, ...
Ukrainian:джекпот, великий виграш, ...
Hindi:जैकपॉट, इनामी राशि, ...
Bengali:জ্যাকপট, পুরস্কার, ...
Catalan:premi gros, bote, ...
Czech:jackpot, bank, ...
Danish:hovedgevinst, uventet fund, ...
Dutch:hoofdprijs, buitenkans, ...
Greek:τζακπότ, μεγάλο κέρδος, ...
Hungarian:főnyeremény, nyereményalap, ...
Khmer:រង្វាន់ធំ, រង្វាន់កំពូល, ...
Korean:잭팟, 뜻밖의 행운, ...
Persian:جک‌پات, جکپات, ...
Polish:główna wygrana, kumulacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):grande prêmio, bolada, ...
Romanian:marele premiu, descoperire norocoasă, ...
Swedish:jackpott, storvinst, ...
Thai:แจ็กพอต, แจ็คพอต, ...
Turkish:büyük ikramiye, jackpot, ...
Vietnamese:giải độc đắc, khoản tiền tích lũy, ...

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