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sweepstakes

sweep·stakes
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sweep-steyks]
    • /ˈswipˌsteɪks/
    • /ˈswiːp.steɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweep-steyks]
    • /ˈswipˌsteɪks/

Definitions of sweepstakes word

  • noun sweepstakes a sweepstakes. 1
  • noun sweepstakes A sweepstakes is a kind of lottery in which people can win a prize based on the amount of money that has been collected. 0
  • noun sweepstakes a lottery in which each participant puts up money in a common fund which is given as the prize to the winner or in shares to several winners 0
  • noun sweepstakes a contest, esp. a horse race, the result of which determines the winner or winners of such a lottery 0
  • noun sweepstakes the prize or prizes won in such a lottery 0
  • noun sweepstakes any of various other lotteries 0

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Origin of sweepstakes

First appearance:

before 1485
One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; earlier swepestake orig., a person who won all the stakes in a game; see sweep1, stake2, -s3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sweepstakes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sweepstakes popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% 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".

sweepstakes usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sweepstakes

noun sweepstakes

  • down on — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • lotteries — Plural form of lottery.
  • 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.
  • numbers — a numeral or group of numerals.
  • wagering — Present participle of wager.

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