Definitions For Sweepstake

Noun

SWEEPSTAKE (plural SWEEPSTAKEs) A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants. (US) A prize draw.

Translations

Czech: loterie, f Dutch: loterij, f Finnish: arvonta, arpajaiset Hungarian: sorsolásos szerencsejáték Italian: lotteria, f, gioco a premi, m Portuguese: rifa, f, lotaria, f Scottish Gaelic: duais-sgrìob Serbo-Croatian: lutrija, nagradna igra Spanish: rifa, f, lotería, f

Alternative forms

swoopstake {{qualifier, dialectal}}

Etymology

sweep + stake