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1. ((used with a sing. or pl. v.)) sweepstakes
a race or other contest for which the prize consists of the stakes contributed by the various competitors.
2. sweepstakes
the prize itself.
3. sweepstakes
a lottery in which winning tickets are selected at random, each winning-ticket number then being matched to one of the horses nominated for or entered in a specific race, and the amounts paid the winners being determined by the finishing order of the horses that run.
4. sweepstakes
any gambling transaction in which each participant contributes a stake, and the stakes are awarded to one or several winners.
Etymology: (1485–95; orig., a person who won all the stakes in a game)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sweepstakes
a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sweepstakes
a winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake
2. sweepstakes
the whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed
3. sweepstakes
a race for all the sums staked or prizes offered
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