Definitions for: Sweepstakes

[n] a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

Webster (1913) Definition: Sweep"stakes`, n.
1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.

2. sing. or pl. The whole money or other things staked at a
horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all
of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several,
as may be previously agreed.

3. A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.

Synonyms: sweepstake

See Also: drawing, lottery

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