Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
A kind of competition
English answer:
prize competition
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Peter Linton (X)
Mar 22, 2005 05:28
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A kind of competition
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What's the English for a competition with a big amount of money posted as the prize?
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| 3 | prize competition |
Peter Linton (X)
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| 5 | A contest |
Aimee
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| 4 | sweepstake |
jerrie
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prize competition
As david Sirett points out, it depends on what the competitors have to do, and also how it is organised. For lack of more information, "prize competition" covers a multitude of variants. See ref.
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A contest
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-03-22 05:33:17 GMT)
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however, sometimes is isn\'t just for money.
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Note added at 28 mins (2005-03-22 05:56:48 GMT)
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or possibly you\'re talking about the lottery or something like that..
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-03-22 05:33:17 GMT)
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however, sometimes is isn\'t just for money.
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Note added at 28 mins (2005-03-22 05:56:48 GMT)
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or possibly you\'re talking about the lottery or something like that..
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sweepstake
jackpot
jackpot sweepstake
maybe
jackpot sweepstake
maybe
Peer comment(s):
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Aimee
: sweepstake maybe, but jackpot doesn't have to do with competing..
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| neutral |
Charlie Bavington
: and a sweepstake might only be a small amount, it depends how many people enter/what they pay. Impossible to answer this one with any accuracy until we know what they have to DO.
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