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jackpot

jack·pot

UK/ˈd͡ʒækpɒt/ US/ˈdʒæˌkpɑt/ fairly common us

noun

1.

the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)

Synonyms
2.

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.

Phrases

  • hit the jackpot

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