Associations to the word «Sweepstake»

Wiktionary

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

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
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