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Meaning of 'sweepstakes' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sweepstakes [ n.]
- A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.
2 . Sweepstakes [ 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.
- A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.

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