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Jackpot - Definitions from Dictionary.com
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jack·pot 
Audio Help /ˈdʒækˌpɒt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[jak-pot] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun | 1. | the chief prize or the cumulative stakes in a game or contest, as in bingo, a quiz contest, or a slot machine. |
| 2. | Poker. a pot that accumulates until a player opens the betting with a pair of predetermined denomination, usually jacks or better. |
—Idioms| 3. | an outstanding reward or success. |
| 4. | hit the jackpot, Informal. | a. | to achieve a sensational success; have sudden luck: The firm has hit the jackpot with its new line of computers. |
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[Origin: 1880–85, Americanism; of uncert. orig. ]
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jack·pot
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n.
- 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.
- A cumulative pool in a competition, lottery, or various other games.
- A top prize or reward.
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