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sweepstake

[ sweep-steyk ]
/ ˈswipˌsteɪk /
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noun
a sweepstakes.
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British Dictionary definitions for sweepstake

sweepstake

esp US sweepstakes

/ (ˈswiːpˌsteɪk) /

noun
  1. a lottery in which the stakes of the participants constitute the prize
  2. the prize itself
any event involving a lottery, esp a horse race in which the prize is the competitors' stakes
Often shortened to: sweep

Word Origin for sweepstake

C15: originally referring to someone who sweeps or takes all the stakes in a game
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