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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He wanted to blow all his winnings.
ruОн хотел прокутить весь свой выигрыш. — thelang