jackpot

[ jak-pot ]

/ ˈdʒækˌpɒt /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for jackpot on Thesaurus.com

noun

the chief prize or the cumulative stakes in a game or contest, as in bingo, a quiz contest, or a slot machine.

Poker. a pot that accumulates until a player opens the betting with a pair of predetermined denomination, usually jacks or better.

an outstanding reward or success.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Idioms about jackpot

hit the jackpot, Informal.

to achieve a sensational success; have sudden luck: The firm has hit the jackpot with its new line of computers.
to win a jackpot.

Origin of jackpot

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; of uncertain origin

Words nearby jackpot

jack-o'-lantern, jack pine, jack plane, jack plug, jack post, jackpot, jackrabbit, jack rafter, Jack Robinson, jack rod, jack rope

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use jackpot in a sentence

These sorts of high margins charged by campaign vendors are nothing new, but consultants stand to hit the jackpot if they’re working for a low-profile candidate who goes viral.
Why Candidates With Little Hope Of Winning Are Raising More Money Than Ever|Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com)|August 26, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Besides the attractive visuals, the site stands out with its bonus offers and the highest paying bitcoin games jackpot.
The Best Bitcoin Dice Gambling Sites (2021 Reviews & Buyer’s Guide)|Special to the Washington Blade|August 25, 2021|Washington Blade
The post A fossilized egg laid by an extinct, human-sized turtle holds a rare jackpot appeared first on Popular Science.
A fossilized egg laid by an extinct, human-sized turtle holds a rare jackpot|Monroe Hammond|August 18, 2021|Popular-Science
That bet resulted in a sizable payout when Antetokounmpo put pen to paper on his supermax contract extension, but the jackpot came when Holiday’s hounding defense on Chris Paul changed the course of the Finals.
How The Bucks Stormed Back And Won A Title|Jared Dubin|July 21, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

His phone was a jackpot for the federal government, offering photographic evidence of a slew of crimes, including a storage locker he said Jenkins directed him to break into and clean out before his squad carried out a search.
Ex-bail bondsman who helped Gun Trace Task Force leader sell drugs is home from prison|Justin Fenton|June 30, 2021|Washington Post
In the meantime, he takes trips to Vegas, sometimes sleeping in his car or in movie theaters for weeks, hoping to hit the jackpot.
He Bullies Kids and Calls It News|Brandy Zadrozny|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just a few blocks down on Sixth Avenue in Birmingham, they hit the jackpot.
Is Synthetic Weed Feuling Yemen’s Terrorism?|Abby Haglage|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hillary Clinton, of course, hit the jackpot with her comparison of Putin to Hitler (never mind her clarification the next day).
Cut the Baloney on Ukraine|Leslie H. Gelb|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The jackpot hit when Matthew McConaughey read the script and said, “I want to do this.”
Inside the Obsessive, Strange Mind of True Detective’s Nic Pizzolatto|Andrew Romano|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From tour guides to chefs, glass blowers to club owners, they each tout different talents to hit the jackpot.
Ganjapreneurs Flock to Colorado Following Marijuana Legalization|Abby Haglage, Caitlin Dickson|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Did the preacher gent die, er did Brother Peyton jump the game, taking the jackpot with him?
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
"Let him keep the doggone calf and we'll have to put up a jackpot for the feller that owns it," advised Bronco.
The Long Dim Trail|Forrestine C. Hooker
It was jackpot; the chips were piled high; and the man in the linen coat was dealing again.
Gunman's Reckoning|Max Brand
Jimmie Greeley was raking in a jackpot, grinning fiendishly at the dour Jim Hutch when they heard heavy, running feet outside.
Down the Mother Lode|Vivia Hemphill
"Instead of bein' a jackpot bunch of triflin' no-account scalawags," murmured Jack.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for jackpot

jackpot

/ (ˈdʒækˌpɒt) /

noun

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

hit the jackpot

to win a jackpot
informal to achieve great success, esp through luck

Word Origin for jackpot

C20: probably from jack 1 (playing card) + pot 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with jackpot

jackpot

see hit the jackpot.

jackpot

Idioms about jackpot

Origin of jackpot

Words nearby jackpot

Words related to jackpot

How to use jackpot in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for jackpot

Word Origin for jackpot

Other Idioms and Phrases with jackpot