Definitions for sweepstakes

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Spelling: [sweep-steyks]

IPA: /ˈswipˌsteɪks/

Sweepstakes is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 345 anagrams from letters in sweepstakes (aeeekpssstw).

Definitions for sweepstakes

noun

1. a race or other contest for which the prize consists of the stakes contributed by the various competitors.
2. the prize itself.
3. a lottery in which winning tickets are selected at random, each winning-ticket number then being matched to one of the horses nominated for or entered in a specific race, and the amounts paid the winners being determined by the finishing order of the horses that run.
4. lottery (def 2).
5. any gambling transaction in which each of a number of persons contributes a stake, and the stakes are awarded to one or several winners.
6. a risky venture that promises large rewards:
7. a sweepstakes.

Origin of sweepstakes

1485-95; earlier swepestake orig., a person who won all the stakes in a game; see sweep¹, stake², -

Examples for sweepstakes

Won the Brighton Beach overnight sweepstakes in nineteen an' four.

The sweepstakes begins on December 9th, 2014 at 8:00 AM EST and ends on January 31st, 2015 at 11:59 EST (the "Entry Period").

The sweepstakes begins on 2/3/14 at 3:00PM EST and ends on 2/7/14 at 6:00PM EST (the "Entry Period").

He only wished that the work was done, and that he was well out to sea with the sweepstakes.

She was still lying at the upper end of the breakers, waiting for the sweepstakes.

Family Dollar shoppers entered the sweepstakes in stores, online and using text messaging.

This sweepstakes is sponsored by The Daily Beast Company LLC, 555 W. 18th St., NY, NY 10011 (“Sponsor”).

APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION: This sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Harry understood from this that the sweepstakes had again escaped.

Sysonby himself won the Brighton sweepstakes in nineteen-four.