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jack·pot  (jkpt)

n.

1.

a. The accumulated stakes in a kind of poker that requires one to hold a pair of jacks or better in order to open the betting.

b. A cumulative pool in a competition, lottery, or various other games.

2. A top prize or reward.

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jackpot [ˈdʒækˌpɒt]

n

1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) any large prize, kitty, or accumulated stake that may be won in gambling, such as a pool in poker that accumulates until the betting is opened with a pair of jacks or higher

hit the jackpot

a.  to win a jackpot

b.  Informal to achieve great success, esp through luck

[probably from jack¹ (playing card) + pot¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jackpot - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) kitty, pot poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand bet, stakes, wager, stake - the money risked on a gamble
	2.	jackpot - any outstanding award prize, award - something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"

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jackpot

noun prize, winnings, award, pool, reward, pot, kitty, bonanza, pot of gold at the end of the rainbow the biggest ever jackpot of more than £5 million

hit the jackpot (Informal) strike it lucky, clean up (informal), hit the big time (informal), strike it rich (informal), make a packet (informal), score (informal) They hit the jackpot with a million-selling album.

Translations

jackpot [ˈdʒækpɒt] N → premio m gordo
to hit the jackpot → sacar el premio gordo (fig) → ser todo un éxito or un exitazo

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jackpot [ˈdʒækpɒt] n

(= top prize) → gros lot m, jackpot m
to win the jackpot → gagner le gros lot, gagner le jackpot jackpot winning ticket

(= stroke of luck) to hit the jackpot → tirer le gros lot
jackpot winning ticket n → billet m gagnant

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jackpot

n → Pott m (inf); (Cards also) → Jackpot m; (in lottery etc) → Hauptgewinn m; the jackpot this week stands at £10 million → diese Woche ist der Höchstgewinn zehn Millionen Pfund; to hit the jackpot (lit) → einen Treffer haben; (in lottery) → den Hauptgewinn bekommen; (fig) → das große Los ziehen

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jackpot [ˈdʒækˌpɒt] n → primo premio (in denaro)
to hit the jackpot (fam) → vincere il primo premio (fig) → fare centro

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jackpot [ˈdʒækˌpɒt] n → primo premio (in denaro)
to hit the jackpot (fam) → vincere il primo premio (fig) → fare centro

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jackpot

n jackpot [ˈdʒӕkpot]

in playing cards, some competitions etc, a fund of prize-money that goes on increasing until it is won. boerpot, pryspot, woekerpot مَجْموع المبالِغ المُتَراكِمَه عند المقامره يأخُذها الرابح الأخير джакпот sázka zvyšovaná až do výhry jackpot der Jackpot το χρηματικό ποσό που προορίζεται για το νικητή παιχνιδιού ή διαγωνισμού και αυξάνεται διαρκώς μέχρι να κερδηθεί, τζακ ποτ premio gordo, apuesta acumulada peavõit بانک؛ جایزه بزرگ jättipotti gros lot הַפְּרָס הַגָדוֹל दावखेल में, खेल में जीता गया अधिकतम धन glavni zgoditak főnyeremény jackpot (vinnings)pottur montepremi 賭け金 카드놀이에서 거는 돈 bankas banka (kāršu spēlē) cepumas pot pott, (stor)gevinst pula jackpot jackpot джекпот bank v pokeri terna glavni zgoditak jackpott, storvinst เงินรางวัลจากการเล่นเกมหรือเสี่ยงโชค pot (橋牌)積累的賭注或博彩等)累積的獎金，頭獎(橋牌)積累的賭注 найбільший виграш у лотереї, джек-пот بہت بیش قیمت انعام tiền gà (trong đánh bài) （桥牌）积累的赌注

hit the jackpot

to win or obtain a lot of money or success She must have hit the jackpot with the sales of her last album. prysgeld يربَح مبلغا كبيرا، يُحَقِّقُ نجاحا كبيرا удрям джакпот vyhrát na celé čáře få jackpot mühelos viel Geld verdienen πιάνω την καλή, πετυχαίνω tocarle a alguien el gordo kümnesse tabama بسیار موفق شدن؛ بردن saada lottovoitto gagner le gros lot לַעֲשוֹת קוּפָּה जबरदस्त सफलता या बेतहाशा धन हासिल करना osvojiti glavni zgoditak megüti a főnyereményt sukses besar detta í lukkupottinn fare soldi a palate 大当たりとなる 대성공하다, 히트를 치다 rasti aukso kalną dabūt lielo vinnestu untung besar een groot succes behalen vinne storgevinsten rozbić bank, trafić na żyłę złota ter sucesso a da lovitura сорвать куш mať z pekla šťastie, natrafiť na zlatú žilu zadeti terno osvojiti glavni zgoditak vinna jackpotten, kamma hem en storvinst ชนะเกม başarı kazanmak, turnayı gözünden vurmak 中大獎(頭獎)贏得大筆錢 зірвати куш بڑی رقم جیتنا ، تقدیر کھل جانا vớ bở 赢得大笔钱

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