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Definition of Jackpot
1. Noun. The cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker).
Category relationships: Poker, Poker Game
Generic synonyms: Bet, Stake, Stakes, Wager
2. Noun. Any outstanding award.
Definition of Jackpot
1. Noun. A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won. ¹
2. Noun. A large cash prize or money. ¹
3. Noun. An unexpected windfall or reward. ¹
4. Noun. (context: Western US) A difficult situation. ¹
5. Noun. A jumble of felled timber. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jackpot
1. a top prize or reward [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jackpot
Literary usage of Jackpot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wit and Humor of America by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1911)
"THE jackpot BY ... Above the vault was graven deep the motto of the crown: "Who
openeth a jackpot may not always rake it down. ..."
2. The Ten Books of the Merrymakers edited by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1908)
"Above the vault was graven deep the motto of the crown: "Who openeth a jackpot
may not always rake it down." It's strange what deep impressions Are made by ..."
3. The Wit and Humor of America by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1911)
"THE jackpot BY ... Above the vault was graven deep the motto of the crown: "Who
openeth a jackpot may not always rake it down. ..."
4. The Ten Books of the Merrymakers edited by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1908)
"Above the vault was graven deep the motto of the crown: "Who openeth a jackpot
may not always rake it down." It's strange what deep impressions Are made by ..."
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