sweepstake
English
/ˈswipˌsteɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
- (US) A prize draw.
Etymology
Compound from English sweep (rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side) + English stake.
Origin
English
stake
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alestake English
- asweep English
- bisweptual English
- downsweep English
- ensweep English
- footsweep English
- grubstake English
- insweep English
- multisweep English
- outsweep English
- oversweep English
- portsweep English
- restake English
- stake English
- stake-driver English
- stakebed English
- stakebuilding English
- stakehead English
- stakeholder English
- stakeholding English
- stakehole English
- stakelike English
- stakenet English
- stakeout English
- staker English
- stakest English
- staketh English
- staking English
- sweep English
- sweepable English
- sweepage English
- sweepback English
- sweepboat English
- sweepboats English
- sweeper English
- sweepest English
- sweepeth English
- sweeplike English
- sweepwasher English
- sweepy English
- swoopstake English
- upsweep English
- sweep Portuguese
- stake Middle English
- swepen Middle English
- stake
- sweep
- sweepy
- asweep
- staker
- restake
- sweeper
- staking
- staketh
- upsweep
- stakest
- insweep
- ensweep
- sweepeth
- alestake
- outsweep
- stakebed
- sweepage
- sweepest
- stakenet
- stakeout
- sweepable
- grubstake
- stakehead
- stakelike
- footsweep
- sweeplike
- sweepback
- sweepboat
- portsweep
- oversweep
- downsweep
- stakehole
- swoopstake
- sweepboats
- multisweep
- bisweptual
- sweepwasher
- stakeholder
- stake-driver
- stakeholding
- stakebuilding