Definition of "jackpot" in English

noun

1. A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.

2. A large cash prize or money.

3. An unexpected windfall or reward.

4. (forestry) A concentration of surface wood or fuel.

   • a juniper jackpot

5. (pinball) A large accumulated point bonus, originally awarded after a long set of actions but now often easily available in multiball modes.

verb

1. (intransitive) Of a slot machine, to issue a jackpot.

2. (transitive, crime, uncommon) To fraudulently exploit an automatic teller machine so that it dispenses cash that has not been withdrawn from an account.

name

1. (playground games) 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.

noun

1. (Western US) A difficult situation.

2. A jumble of felled timber.