jackpot.
A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
Meaning & usage
A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
A large cash prize or money.
An unexpected windfall or reward.
A concentration of surface wood or fuel.
A large accumulated point bonus, originally awarded after a long set of actions but now often easily available in multiball modes.
A ball game in which a thrower calls out a point value and whether the ball must be caught "alive" (in the air) or "dead" (having touched the ground), and a group of catchers compete to catch the ball.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עָקַב Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb) Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)bor. Latin Iācōbusslbor.? French Jacquesder. Middle English Jackin English Jack English jack Proto-Germanic *puttaz Old English pott Proto-Germanic *puttaz Frankish *pottder. Vulgar Latin pottum Old French potbor. Middle English pot English pot English jackpot 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.
Of a slot machine, to issue a jackpot.
To fraudulently exploit an automatic teller machine so that it dispenses cash that has not been withdrawn from an account.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עָקַב Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb) Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)bor. Latin Iācōbusslbor.? French Jacquesder. Middle English Jackin English Jack English jack Proto-Germanic *puttaz Old English pott Proto-Germanic *puttaz Frankish *pottder. Vulgar Latin pottum Old French potbor. Middle English pot English pot English jackpot 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.
A difficult situation.
A jumble of felled timber.
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Criminal slang usage as "trouble, especially an arrest" attested 1902.
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