Sweepstake

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sweepstake \Sweep"stake`\, n.
     1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes. --Heylin.
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     2. A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. [Obs.]
        --Bp. Hacket.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sweepstake
       n : a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by
           the participants [syn: {sweepstakes}]