sweepstake

English

Alternative forms

• swoopstake (dialectal)

Etymology

From sweep +‎ stake.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈswipˌsteɪk/

Noun

sweepstake (plural sweepstakes)

1. A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
2. (US) A prize draw.

Derived terms

• veepstakes

Translations

lottery

• Bulgarian: лотария (bg) f (lotarija), тотализатор m (totalizator)
• Czech: loterie (cs) f
• Dutch: loterij (nl) f
• Finnish: arvonta (fi), arpajaiset (fi)
• Hungarian: sorsolásos szerencsejáték, sorsjáték (hu), nyereményjáték (hu)
• Italian: lotteria (it) f, gioco a premi m
• Polish: loteria (pl) f
• Portuguese: rifa (pt) f, lotaria (pt) f
• Scottish Gaelic: duais-sgrìob
• Serbo-Croatian: lutrija (sh), nagradna igra
• Spanish: rifa (es) f, lotería (es) f