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sweepstake
Variant of sweepstakes
noun pl. 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
- a contest, esp. a horse race, the result of which determines the winner or winners of such a lottery
- the prize or prizes won in such a lottery
- any of various other lotteries
Also sweepstake or sweeps
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