A jackpot is the most valuable prize in a game or lottery, especially when the game involves increasing the value of the prize until someone wins it.
A nurse won the £5 million jackpot.
Synonyms: prize, winnings, award, pool More Synonyms of jackpot
2.
See hit the jackpot
jackpot in British English
(ˈdʒækˌpɒt)
noun
1.
any large prize, kitty, or accumulated stake that may be won in gambling, such as a pool in poker that accumulates until the betting is opened with a pair of jacks or higher
2. hit the jackpot
verbWord forms: -pots, -potting or -potted
3. (intransitive) Australian
to accumulate stake money in a prize fund
Word origin
C20: probably from jack1 (playing card) + pot1
jackpot in American English
(ˈdʒækˌpɑt)
US
noun
1.
a pot in a poker game made up of accumulated stakes, which can be played for only when some player has a pair of jacks or better with which to open
2.
any cumulative stakes or highest prize, as in a slot machine
Idioms:
hit the jackpot
Word origin
, jack (sense 13) jack (sense 13a) + pot3
More idioms containing
jackpot
hit the jackpot
Examples of 'jackpot' in a sentence
jackpot
What would you do if you won the lottery jackpot?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Three corners on the spin is like hitting the jackpot for Pulis.
The Sun (2016)
You'll have hit the jackpot.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They quickly hit the jackpot.
The Sun (2017)
ENGLAND stars have hit a 20million jackpot with a bumper pay rise over the next four years.
The Sun (2016)
The family member most sceptical about winning big cash prizes is the one who scoops the jackpot - and there is a share for you.
The Sun (2016)
Somebody, it seemed, had hit the jackpot.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Four passes, six touches and 39 seconds was all it took for them to hit the jackpot.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
YOU'VE really hit the jackpot with this offer.
The Sun (2014)
This means each week there will be guaranteed jackpot winners and no rollover.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Then the large jackpot on top of the machine switched to millions.
The Sun (2007)
What would you do if you won the lottery jackpot?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The search for iconic backdrops hits the jackpot here.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But they are cousins who keep hitting the jackpot.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Complete one full grid of 15 numbers to win or share the jackpot.
The Sun (2012)
The more people who play, the bigger the jackpot pools will grow.
The Sun (2013)
Complete one full grid of 15 numbers and you can win or share our sensational jackpot.
The Sun (2010)
The manager with the most points at the end of the week will scoop the 5,000 jackpot.
The Sun (2015)
On the internet it said there was one jackpot winner so we knew we'd got the lot.
The Sun (2012)
THE lone winner of a 3million lottery jackpot has yet to claim the prize.
The Sun (2010)
You need to complete ONE full grid to win or share the jackpot.
The Sun (2012)
The massive EuroMillions lottery jackpot will be competed for by players all over Europe.
The Sun (2012)
If more than one person picks 15 correct results, the jackpot pool will be shared between them.
The Sun (2013)
This is the winner of Europe's largest lottery jackpot as identified by the man who sold him the ticket.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And after netting a 45million EuroMillions jackpot last month they have told other chums how they plan to set him up for life.
The Sun (2012)
UK players have won the EuroMillions jackpot 14 times in two years.
The Sun (2011)
In other languages
jackpot
British English: jackpot /ˈdʒækˌpɒt/ NOUN
A jackpot is a large sum of money which is the most valuable prize in a game or lottery.
She won the jackpot.
American English: jackpot
Arabic: جَائِزَةٌ كَبِيرَة
Brazilian Portuguese: prêmio maior de loteria
Chinese: 头奖
Croatian: glavni zgoditak
Czech: jackpot
Danish: jackpot
Dutch: jackpot
European Spanish: bote lotería
Finnish: päävoitto
French: gros lot
German: Jackpot
Greek: τζακπότ
Italian: montepremi
Japanese: 多額の賞金
Korean: 거액의 상금
Norwegian: jackpot
Polish: najwyższa wygrana
European Portuguese: jackpot
Romanian: jackpot
Russian: банк сумма на кону
Latin American Spanish: bote premio gordo
Swedish: jackpot
Thai: เงินกองกลางก้อนใหญ่จากการเล่นการพนัน
Turkish: jackpot
Ukrainian: великий куш
Vietnamese: giải độc đắc
Chinese translation of 'jackpot'
jackpot
(ˈdʒækpɔt)
n(c)
头(頭)彩 (tóucǎi)
to hit the jackpot (inf, fig) 获(獲)得最大成功 (huòdé zuì dà chénggōng)
(noun)
Definition
the most valuable prize that can be won in a gambling game
the biggest ever jackpot of more than £5 million
Synonyms
prize
A single winner is in line for the jackpot prize.
winnings
award
She presented a bravery award to the schoolgirl.
pool
a reserve pool of cash
reward
He earned his reward for contributions to the struggle.
pot
The pot for this Saturday's draw stands at over £18 million.
kitty
bonanza
The expected sales bonanza hadn't materialised.
pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
idiom
See hit the jackpot
Additional synonyms
in the sense of award
Definition
something awarded, such as a prize
She presented a bravery award to the schoolgirl.
Synonyms
prize,
gift,
trophy,
decoration,
grant,
bonsela (South Africa),
koha (New Zealand)
in the sense of bonanza
Definition
sudden and unexpected luck or wealth
The expected sales bonanza hadn't materialised.
Synonyms
boom,
jackpot,
windfall,
boon,
good fortune,
winning streak,
stroke of luck
in the sense of pool
Definition
the combined stakes of those betting in many gambling games
a reserve pool of cash
Synonyms
kitty,
bank,
fund,
stock,
store,
pot,
jackpot,
stockpile,
hoard,
cache
Nearby words of
jackpot
jack up
jackass
jacket
jackpot
jaded
jag
jagged
Related terms of
jackpot
hit the jackpot
Synonyms of 'jackpot'
jackpot
Explore 'jackpot' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of pot
Definition
the money in the pool in gambling games
The pot for this Saturday's draw stands at over £18 million.
Synonyms
jackpot,
bank,
prize,
stakes,
purse
in the sense of reward
Definition
something given in return for a service
He earned his reward for contributions to the struggle.