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Synonyms for sweepstake

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sweep-steyk

Phonetic Transcription : ˈswipˌsteɪk

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Définition of sweepstake

As in lottery : noun drawing
As in raffle : noun lottery for a prize

Example sentences :

The mystery of his wealth had been discovered months ago—he'd won a sweepstake fortune.
Extract from : « Rich Living » by Michael Cathal

Entering a café with O'Flaherty was like a blindfold draw in a sweepstake of identities.
Extract from : « Eastern Nights - and Flights » by Alan Bott

In the following year the earl established a sweepstake of 50 sovs.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 » by Various

Here we are just getting up a sweepstake for the next race; hand over a rupee and try to get up an interest in it.
Extract from : « Rujub, the Juggler » by G. A. Henty

To flatter its interest a sweepstake had been arranged among the officers for who should name the exact moment of its conclusion.
Extract from : « The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry » by G. K. Rose

Out of courtesy to him I took a ticket in a sweepstake in which he was concerned, but in which I felt no interest.
Extract from : « Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by George Jacob Holyoake

In another minute she would be asking him how he had come out on the sweepstake on the ship's run.
Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

The former has, however, now been reduced to 2000 added to a sweepstake of 30 each with a minor forfeit.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 » by Various

Several of the men and two or three of the girls thought it a capital idea, and a sweepstake was arranged.
Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees

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