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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sweep•stakes /ˈswipˌsteɪks/USA pronunciation n. [countable* used with a singular or plural verb]- a race, contest, or act of gambling in which the prize consists of the money contributed by the participants.
- the prize itself.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sweep•stakes (swēp′stāks′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) - a race or other contest for which the prize consists of the stakes contributed by the various competitors.
- the prize itself.
- Gamesa 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.
- Gameslottery (def. 2).
- Gamesany gambling transaction in which each of a number of persons contributes a stake, and the stakes are awarded to one or several winners.
- a risky venture that promises large rewards:the high-tech sweepstakes.
- 1485–95; earlier swepestake origin, originally, a person who won all the stakes in a game; see sweep1, stake2, -s3
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