winning
winning · winnings
The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competitionThe act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
/ˈwɪnɪŋ/
» Tom soon gambled away his winnings.
Meaning
4 sensesThe act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
(in the plural)The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.
A new opening.
The portion of a coalfield out for working.
More definitions
- succeeding with great difficulty
Examples
11 sentencesTom soon gambled away his winnings.
All the winnings went to Tom.
We could buy a nice house with our winnings.
Tom donated his winnings to charity.
deTom spendete seinen Gewinn für wohltätige Zwecke.
He wanted to blow all his winnings.
ruОн хотел прокутить весь свой выигрыш.