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Definition sweepstakes in American English

sweepstakes noun

[countable] noun
/ˈswipˌsteɪks/
1

a type of gambling in which money or a prize goes to the person who has the winning number or combination of numbers in a lottery

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1.1

a type of gambling in which players give money for a chance to win, and the person who wins gets everyone else's money

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Definition sweepstakes in American English