jackpot
noun /ˈdʒækpɒt/
/ˈdʒækpɑːt/
- a large amount of money that is the most valuable prize in a game of chance
- to win the jackpot
- jackpot winners
- (figurative) United hit the jackpot (= were successful) with a 5–0 win over Liverpool.
Extra Examples- The company hopes to hit the jackpot with its new range of clothing.
- They scooped the jackpot in yesterday's lottery.
- a prize jackpot of £100 000
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- £1 million
- $10 million
- etc.
- …
- get
- hit
- scoop
- …
- prize
- winner
- jackpot in
- jackpot of
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from jack + pot. The term was originally used in a form of poker, where the pool or pot accumulated until a player could open the bidding with two jacks or better.