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sweepstake

American  
[sweep-steyk] / ˈswipˌsteɪk /

noun

  1. a sweepstakes.

sweepstake British  
/ ˈswiːpˌsteɪk /

noun

    1. a lottery in which the stakes of the participants constitute the prize

    2. the prize itself

  2. any event involving a lottery, esp a horse race in which the prize is the competitors' stakes

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Etymology

Origin of sweepstake

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

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