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• Sweepstakes
• Sweepstake

(1):

(n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.

(2):

(sing. / pl.) A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.

(3):

(sing. / pl.) The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed.