how to pronounce jackpot

/ˈdʒæk.pɒt/

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jackpot is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of jackpot in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… hit the jackpot but it's difficult to be …”

meanings of jackpot

noun:

An unexpected windfall or reward.
A jumble of felled timber.
A difficult situation.
A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
A large accumulated point bonus, originally awarded after a long set of actions but now often easily available in multiball modes.
A concentration of surface wood or fuel.
A large cash prize or money.

verb:

To issue a jackpot.

name:

A census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.

jackpot frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word jackpot occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics jackpot can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that jackpot can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;