sweepstake

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


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sweep•stake  (swēp′stāk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a sweepstakes.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sweepstake / ˈswiːpˌsteɪk/, sweepstakes
  1. a lottery in which the stakes of the participants constitute the prize
  2. the prize itself
  3. 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
'sweepstake' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
sweep

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