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Pronunciation : Sweep"stakes`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.

2. sing. or pl.

Defn: 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.

3. A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913