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sweepstakes

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sweep·stakes  (swpstks)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. A lottery in which the participants' contributions form a fund that is awarded as a prize to one or several winners.
2. An event or contest, especially a horserace, the result of which determines the winner of such a lottery.
3. The prize won in such a lottery.
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Noun1.sweepstakes - a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participantssweepstakes - a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
lottery, drawing - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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