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• Prize philanthropy — is a term used to define individuals and foundations that provide the financial support to create and run inducement prize competitions. Inducement prize competitions have been gaining popularity because of the leverage they provide to find… …   Wikipedia

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• prize — A sum offered by way of reward for the winner of a contest, without opportunity for the person offering it to compete for the purpose of gaining back the thing offered or any part thereof. 24 Am J1st Gaming § 100. That which is offered and is to… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

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