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noun

a sweepstakes.

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sweepstake or esp (US) sweepstakes (ˈswiːpˌsteɪk)

—n
1.	a. a lottery in which the stakes of the participants constitute the prize
	b. the prize itself
2.	any event involving a lottery, esp a horse race in which the prize is the competitors' stakes

[C15: originally referring to someone who sweeps or takes all the stakes in a game]

sweepstakes or esp (US) sweepstakes

—n

[C15: originally referring to someone who sweeps or takes all the stakes in a game]

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