SWEEPSTAKES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sweepstakes" is a kind of...):

drawing; lottery (players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

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