'Sweepstakes' definitions:

Definition of 'sweepstakes'

(from WordNet)
noun
A lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

Definition of 'Sweepstakes'

From: GCIDE
  • Sweepstakes \Sweep"stakes`\, n.
  • 1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered. [1913 Webster]

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