winningswin‧nings /ˈwɪnɪŋz/ noun [plural] 
Examples
lottery winnings
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Scooping up his winnings, he went off to invest them at the blackjack table.
- She collected her winnings and put them into her bag.
- And they decided for reasons best known to themselves to invest some of their winnings in buying people like me.
- As with those who sell their winnings, players who take the option must settle for less than the advertised prize.
- But Bailey broke the record for winnings by a jockey, pulling in $ 16. 3 million in purses.
- In six months her winnings, which had saved the firm, would have degenerated into a mere loan.
- Just as the size of the winnings amazed her, so did the size of the losses terrify her.
- Reliable domestiques are the stars' most valued comrades - and by long tradition they share the stars' winnings.
- Sanchez collected the winnings, pushed half the roll into his shirt and gave the other half back.
- That easily trumped the 23 percent winnings turned in by the overall market.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that you get when you win► prize
Word family something that is given to the person who wins a competition, game, or race: · The prize is a 3-week holiday in the Bahamas.first/second/third etc prize: · Second prize is a book token.win/get a prize: · She won the Booker Prize for her novel 'The Blind Assassin'.prize winner: · A list of prize winners will appear in net week's issue.
► cup a special silver or gold container, shaped like a large cup with two handles, that is given to the winner of a sports competition: · The Queen presented the cup to the captain of the winning team.
► medal a round flat piece of metal that is given to someone who has won a race, game, or competition: · The winning team went up to collect their medalsgold/silver/bronze medal (=a medal for coming first/second/third): · The gold medal was won by Anna Svensen.
► trophy an object or special cup that is given to the winner of a race, game, or competition, especially in sports: · The winner went to receive her trophy.· They became the first British team to win a major European trophy.
► jackpot the largest amount of money that can be won in a game of chance: · The jackpot is worth $1 million this week.hit the jackpot (=win it): · Unemployed roadsweeper Mickey Reid hit the jackpot when his £4 Lotto ticket won him £1.8m.
► winnings money that you win by playing games for money: · She collected her winnings and put them into her bag.· Scooping up his winnings, he went off to invest them at the blackjack table.
WORD FAMILYnounwinwinnerwinningsadjectivewinningverbwin
money that you have won: lottery winnings