noun
- a lottery or contest in which participants pay to enter and the winner takes all or most of the prize money
- a horse race in which the winner takes the stakes contributed by all owners
Usage: horse racing
Examples
- She entered the office sweepstake for the football championship.
- The charity raised money through a sweepstake with a car as the grand prize.
- He won $500 in the weekly sweepstake at work.
- The sweepstake tickets were sold for five dollars each.
- They organized a sweepstake to predict the baby’s birth date.
- The Kentucky Derby is a famous sweepstake race.