Jackpot

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Jackpot, NV
    Zip code(s): 89825