Meaning

4 senses
  1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.

  2. (in the plural)The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.

  3. A new opening.

  4. The portion of a coalfield out for working.

More definitions
  • succeeding with great difficulty

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Tom soon gambled away his winnings.

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  2. All the winnings went to Tom.

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  3. We could buy a nice house with our winnings.

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  4. Tom donated his winnings to charity.

    deTom spendete seinen Gewinn für wohltätige Zwecke.

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  5. He wanted to blow all his winnings.

    ruОн хотел прокутить весь свой выигрыш.

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