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sweepstake

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswiːpsteɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(swēp′stāk′)

sweep•stake (swēp′stāk′),USA pronunciation n.

a sweepstakes.

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sweepstake /ˈswiːpˌsteɪk/, esp US sweepstakes n

- a lottery in which the stakes of the participants constitute the prize
- the prize itself
any event involving a lottery, esp a horse race in which the prize is the competitors' stakes

Often shortened to: sweep Etymology: 15th Century: originally referring to someone who sweeps or takes all the stakes in a game

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