Standard Lemma guide

sweepstake

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈswiːpsteɪk/
  • General-American: /ˈswipˌsteɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S W IY1 P S T EY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A prize draw.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sweep + stake.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лотария (lotarija) — lottery
  • Bulgarian: тотализатор (totalizator) — lottery
  • Czech: loterie — lottery
  • Dutch: loterij — lottery
  • Finnish: arvonta — lottery
  • Finnish: arpajaiset — lottery
  • Hungarian: sorsolásos szerencsejáték — lottery
  • Hungarian: sorsjáték — lottery
  • Hungarian: nyereményjáték — lottery
  • Italian: lotteria — lottery
  • Italian: gioco a premi — lottery
  • Polish: loteria — lottery
  • Portuguese: rifa — lottery
  • Portuguese: loteria — lottery
  • Scottish Gaelic: duais-sgrìob — lottery
  • Serbo-Croatian: lutrija — lottery
  • Serbo-Croatian: nagradna igra — lottery
  • Spanish: rifa — lottery
  • Spanish: lotería — lottery
  • Turkish: piyango — lottery
  • Ottoman Turkish: پیانقو (pianko) — lottery