door prize
noun
: a prize awarded to the holder of a winning ticket passed out at the entrance to an entertainment or function
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At a carnival-like campaign event in Tegal, also in Central Java, complete with live music, door prizes, and bouncy castles, hundreds of fans in baby-blue shirts featuring Mr. Prabowo’s AI avatar braved the piercing heat to attend.
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Kate Lamb, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2024
Doors open at 5 p.m. $50 per person or $55 at the door includes premium bar, food stations, halftime meal, and door prizes.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
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Kate Lamb, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2024
Doors open at 5 p.m. $50 per person or $55 at the door includes premium bar, food stations, halftime meal, and door prizes.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for door prize
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“Door prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door%20prize. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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