sweepstake
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈswipˌsteɪk/
- A random drawing will take place within 10 days of the end of the sweepstakes.
- won the sweepstake
- enter the sweepstake
- sweepstake entry
Examples
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Did you win the sweepstakes?
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You're the winner of the million dollar sweepstakes.
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Only last week he bought an Irish Sweepstake ticket.
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You won the sweepstakes, man.
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PLUS: Enter the 12 Days of Christmas sweepstakes for your chance to win an awesome prize for the holidays!
Blog text (5) -
These are entries into the Frito-Lay sweepstakes.
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Starpulse.com reserves the right to modify the rules of the sweepstakes in any way or at any time.
Blog text (4) -
Newspapers commonly resort to sweepstakes or giveaways to boost circulation, including promotions that lead to questions of conflict of interest.
Academic text (1993) -
Brandmovers specializes in online games, contests, sweepstakes, and loyalty promotions that deliver measurable results.
Blog text (5) -
Only last week he bought an Irish sweepstake ticket.
Synonyms
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2.3
A game where people buy numbered tickets and winners are chosen by chance
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4.4
A game where players mark numbers on a card and hope to win money
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5.7
A contest where people enter to win a prize by chance
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3.8
An event where winners are chosen by chance from tickets
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3.3
To offer an item as a prize by selling numbered tickets
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sweepstake comes from the two words sweep and stake. Think of a broom 'sweeping' up all the 'stakes', meaning the money people put in, so the winner takes all the prizes.