jackpot
/ˈdʒækpɒt/noun
उच्चारण जैक्पॉट
बड़ा इनाम
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a large amount of money that is the most valuable prize in a game of chance
बड़ा इनाम
- hit the jackpot
- Nobody won the jackpot this week, so it will grow next week.
- He won the jackpot in the lottery and bought a house.
+ 2 more examples
- The jackpot has risen to a huge amount this month.
- Winning the jackpot changed the family's life.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
win / hit the jackpot
Win the jackpot is the literal use for a prize; hit the jackpot is also used figuratively for sudden great success or luck.
'Win the jackpot' पुरस्कार जीतने के लिए सीधा प्रयोग है; 'hit the jackpot' अचानक बड़ी सफलता या भाग्य के लिए आलंकारिक रूप में भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Mr Verma won the jackpot in the state lottery.
- Radhika hit the jackpot when her first book became a bestseller.
the jackpot is + amount / a jackpot of + amount
State the size of the prize with is or of, and the noun is countable.
पुरस्कार की राशि बताने के लिए is या of का प्रयोग होता है और यह noun गणनीय है।
- The jackpot is now fifty crore rupees.
- There was a jackpot of ten lakh rupees at the fair.
jackpot + noun
Jackpot is often used before another noun as a modifier, as in jackpot winner or jackpot prize.
'Jackpot' प्रायः दूसरे noun से पहले modifier के रूप में आता है, जैसे jackpot winner या jackpot prize।
- The jackpot winner has not yet claimed the prize.
jackpot (uncountable idea) vs prize
A jackpot is the biggest prize in a game of chance; do not use it for an ordinary prize in a school contest.
'Jackpot' भाग्य के खेल का सबसे बड़ा पुरस्कार है; स्कूल की किसी प्रतियोगिता के सामान्य पुरस्कार के लिए इसका प्रयोग न करें।
- The student won a prize in the quiz, not a jackpot.
+Collocations 4
verb + the jackpot
winhitscoopsharemiss
- Three friends shared the jackpot equally.
adjective + jackpot
hugerecordrollingmillion-rupeelife-changing
- A record jackpot made people queue outside the lottery shop.
jackpot + noun
winnerprizedrawticketamount
- The jackpot ticket was bought in a small town in Punjab.
the jackpot + preposition
of ten crorein the lotteryat the casinoon the quiz show
- He lost his savings hoping for the jackpot in the lottery.
“More examples 5
- The lottery jackpot rose to twenty crore rupees this week.
इस सप्ताह लॉटरी का जैकपॉट बढ़कर बीस करोड़ रुपये हो गया।
- The poor farmer hit the jackpot when oil was found on his land.
गरीब किसान की लॉटरी निकल आई जब उसकी ज़मीन पर तेल मिला।
- Our team hit the jackpot by getting the best coach in the state.
हमारी टीम को राज्य का सर्वश्रेष्ठ प्रशिक्षक मिल जाने से बड़ा भाग्य मिल गया।
- No one claimed the jackpot, so it was added to next week's prize.
किसी ने जैकपॉट का दावा नहीं किया, इसलिए उसे अगले सप्ताह के पुरस्कार में जोड़ दिया गया।
- Doctors warn that gambling for a jackpot ruins many families.
डॉक्टर चेतावनी देते हैं कि जैकपॉट के लिए जुआ खेलना बहुत से परिवारों को बर्बाद कर देता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three are rewards, but they differ in size and in how they are won.
तीनों पुरस्कार हैं, पर उनके आकार और जीतने के तरीके में अंतर है।
The largest prize in a game of chance, often growing until someone wins.
भाग्य के खेल का सबसे बड़ा पुरस्कार, जो प्रायः तब तक बढ़ता रहता है जब तक कोई उसे जीत न ले।
- Nobody won the jackpot this week.
Anything given to the winner of a contest, large or small.
किसी प्रतियोगिता के विजेता को दी जाने वाली कोई भी वस्तु, बड़ी हो या छोटी।
- Radhika won first prize in the essay contest.
A sudden unexpected gain of money that you did not work for.
बिना मेहनत के अचानक मिला अप्रत्याशित धन।
- The bonus was a pleasant windfall.
¶Idioms 1
hit the jackpot
to make a lot of money quickly; to have a great success
बड़ी सफलता या भारी लाभ पाना
- The small company hit the jackpot with its new app.
- Radhika hit the jackpot when she got selected in two exams in the same year.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hit the jackpot (have a big success or win a lot of money).
Idiom 'hit the jackpot' (बड़ी सफलता या बहुत पैसा मिलना)।