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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

लॉटरी

Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lottari

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sweepstakes/ˈswiːpˌsteɪks/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #9500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसने भाग्यशाली ड्रा में एक पुरस्कार जीता।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A lottery or promotional contest in which prizes are awarded to participants by chance.

    "She won a trip to Hawaii by entering a magazine subscription sweepstakes."
  2. 2

    A form of gambling or a pool in which all money staked is paid to the winner of an event or contest.

    "The office organized a Grand National sweepstakes for charity."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the obsolete noun 'sweepstake', meaning a game in which the winner takes all the stakes, combining 'sweep' and 'stake' (in the sense of a wager). First recorded in the mid-16th century, its meaning later broadened to refer to any lottery or promotional drawing where prizes are awarded without requiring payment or purchase from participants.

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