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sweepstakes vs drawing

drawing vs sweepstakes

sweepstakes and drawing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sweepstakes Yes No No No
drawing Yes No No No
As nouns, drawing is a hypernym of sweepstakes; that is, drawing is a word with a broader meaning than sweepstakes:
  • sweepstakes: a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
  • drawing: players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
Other hypernyms of sweepstakes include lottery.
sweepstakes (noun) drawing (noun)
a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
Difference between sweepstakes and drawing

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