Definitions
any outstanding award
Word origin
Attested as jack-pot (“big prize”), 1944; from sense "slot machine" (1932), from obsolete poker sense (1881) "antes that begin when no player has a pair of jacks or better"; from jack (“playing card”) + pot.
Used in a sentence
“If no player picks all six numbers correctly, the jackpot is rolled over and added to the next week's jackpot; several weeks of rollovers can build up jackpots up to $350 million or more.”
“a juniper jackpot”
“I went into the Las Vegas Casino and played $20 in a nickel slot, and it jackpotted for $300.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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