sweepstake

sweep·stake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sweep-steyk]
- /ˈswipˌsteɪk/
- /ˈswiːp.steɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweep-steyk]
- /ˈswipˌsteɪk/

Definitions of sweepstake word

noun sweepstake a sweepstakes. 1
noun sweepstake gambling 1
countable noun sweepstake A sweepstake is a method of gambling in which each person pays a small amount of money and is given the name of a competitor before a race or contest. The person who has the name of the winner receives all the money. 0
noun sweepstake a lottery in which the stakes of the participants constitute the prize 0
noun sweepstake the prize itself 0
noun sweepstake any event involving a lottery, esp a horse race in which the prize is the competitors' stakes 0

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sweepstake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sweepstake

noun sweepstake

door prize — a prize awarded at a dance, party, or the like, either by chance through a drawing or as a reward, as for having the best costume.
gaming — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
lottery — a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
lotto — a game of chance in which a leader draws numbered disks at random from a stock and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards, the winner being the first to cover a complete row.
luck of the draw — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.

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