sweepstake

/ˈswiːpsteɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [swˈipstˌek] /ˈswiːpsteɪk/ (ame, ipa) · [swˈipstˌek] /ˈswēp-ˌstāks How to pronounce sweepstakes (audio)/ (ame, mw)

sweepstake — noun

1. a contest, draw, or betting game in which everyone pays into one prize fund and

1.名詞C1
釋義

a contest, draw, or betting game in which everyone pays into one prize fund and the person with the winning pick receives the full amount.

例句

The office sweepstake for the cup final paid one winner the whole pot.

office sweepstake on a sports result

Hiro won the station sweepstake by picking the last greyhound.

pick the winner in a race

同義詞
  • betting pool

    broader term; the money may be shared by odds or other rules, not always taken by one winner

  • raffle

    usually a ticket draw for prizes, not a result-based pool

  • lottery

    often larger and more formal, especially when run by an organization or state

文法句型

a sweepstake

enter a sweepstake

win a sweepstake

用法筆記

Often used for an informal pool around a race, match, or other result. Unlike a raffle, everyone pays into one shared fund and the person with the winning pick takes the whole amount.

常見錯誤

❌The school held a sweepstake for a bicycle, and everyone bought one ticket.
✅The school held a raffle for a bicycle.
💡A raffle is a ticket draw; a sweepstake is a shared prize pool that goes to the person with the winning pick.