jackpot

3 definitions found

jackpot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jackpot \Jackpot\, n.
     1. Same as jack pot. See under jack.
        [PJC]
  
     2. Any larger-than-usual gambling prize formed by the
        accumulation of unwon bets.
        [PJC]
  
     3. The highest gambling prize awarded in a gambling game in
        which smaller prizes are also awarded, especially such a
        prize on a slot machine.
        [PJC]
  
     4. An unusually large success in an enterprise, either
        unexpected or unpredictable, esp. one providing a great
        financial benefit.
        [PJC]
  
     hit the jackpot to receive an unexpectedly large (or the
        largest possible) benefit from an enterprise; as, after
        prospecting for years, he finally hit the jackpot when he
        discovered a silver lode.
        [PJC]

jackpot - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jackpot
      n 1: the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
           [syn: pot, jackpot, kitty]
      2: any outstanding award

jackpot - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Jackpot, NV
    Zip code(s): 89825