Bet and Jackpot

Bet

Bet noun - The money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event.

Usage example: she offered the bet of a free lunch if her team won the World Series

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Jackpot and bet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jackpot" instead a noun "Bet".

Nearby Word: betting

Jackpot noun - The total of the bets at stake at one time.

Usage example: once the jackpot hit $100 million, everybody and his cousin was buying lottery tickets

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Bet and jackpot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bet" instead a noun "Jackpot".

right	right bet	right jackpot
original	original bet	original jackpot
single	single bet	single jackpot
big	big bet	big jackpot
Other adjectives: huge, major, final, double, earlier, biggest, long-running.

You Bet Your Life: From 1947 to 1956, the bonus question's value began at $1,000 and increased by $500 each time it wasn't won; the highest the jackpot ever got was $6,000.

Source: Progressive Jackpot
You Bet Your Life played a short reprise of the show's theme, "Hello, I Must Be Going (Hurray for Captain Spaulding!)", as the contestant pair pondered their answer to the Jackpot question.

Source: Think Music

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