jackpot
A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be wonA money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
» I've hit the jackpot.
Я сорвал джекпот.
Я зірвав джекпот.
Я зірвала джекпот.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
Jackpot
гла́вный вы́игрышglávnyj výigryš, джекпо́тdžekpót
(countable, uncountable)A large cash prize or money.
Hauptgewinn
джекпо́тdžekpót, гла́вный призglávnyj priz
(countable, uncountable)An unexpected windfall or reward.
кушkuš
(countable, uncountable)A concentration of surface wood or fuel.
a juniper jackpot
(countable, uncountable)A large accumulated point bonus, originally awarded after a long set of actions but now often easily available in multiball modes.
(uncountable)A ball game in which a thrower calls out a point value and whether the ball must be caught "alive" (in the air) or "dead" (having touched the ground), and a group of catchers compete to catch the ball.
(US, Western)A difficult situation.
A jumble of felled timber.
- any outstanding award
- the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
Examples
20 sentencesI've hit the jackpot.
Я зірвав джекпот. — deniko
ruЯ сорвал джекпот. — paul_lingvo
I hit the jackpot.
ruЯ сорвал джекпот. — paul_lingvo
We hit the jackpot.
ruМы сорвали джекпот. — odexed
Tom hit the jackpot.
ruТом сорвал джекпот. — ZegPhig
My sister hit the jackpot.
ruМоя сестра выиграла в лотерею! — Hellerick
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
Unknown. Criminal slang usage as "trouble, especially an arrest" attested 1902.Unknown. Criminal slang usage as "trouble, especially an arrest" attested 1902.
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Forms
plural: jackpotsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable