Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A game of cards, in which apparently a player could take all the tricks or win all the stakes.
- noun Same as
sweepstakes . - By winning and taking all the stakes at once; hence, by wholesale; indiscriminately.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A winning of all the stakes or prizes.
- noun obsolete A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
lottery in which theprize or prizes constitute all themoney paid by theparticipants . - noun US A prize draw.
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Examples
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In that name sweepstake, his companions had come out rather well.
The Battle of Forever Van Vogt, A. E. 1971
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In his loneliness, the man had been entering "sweepstake" contests he received in the mail.
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This meant that the influence of the southern oceanic gyre was gradually weakened, causing the "sweepstake" route to be closed.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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This meant that the influence of the southern oceanic gyre was gradually weakened, causing the "sweepstake" route to be closed.
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This meant that the influence of the southern oceanic gyre was gradually weakened, causing the "sweepstake" route to be closed.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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Society B, combines with other finds of related dinosaur remains to show that the animals moved from their original southerly habitats into the future North America in "several separate dispersal events" rather than in the "sweepstake" style rush of an unstoppable competitor, Reisz told Postmedia News.
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This meant that the influence of the southern oceanic gyre was gradually weakened, causing the "sweepstake" route to be closed.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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The manager had suggested the day before Stoke City's visit to White Hart Lane that Crouch would not play but he knew that he was back in good spirits when he saw him organising the players' Grand National sweepstake.
Peter Crouch takes first step towards redemption for Tottenham 2011
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But as the 40 thoroughbreds prepare for the 164th running of this history-steeped epic on Saturday, behind the scenes something rather unexpected is going on: This sport's most unpredictable race is no longer the wide-open sweepstake it's supposed to be.
Grand National Now a Matter of Class Jonathan Clegg 2011
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A course was marked out, entries received, wagers offered and accepted, and a sweepstake instigated.
Work Camp 10760 L 2010
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