winner takes all



winner takes all

A competition in which the victor is granted all possible prizes. I know we've been playing darts all night, but this will be the last round, winner takes all! My sister and I used to bet our Halloween candy on our report card grades, winner takes all.
See also: all, take, winner

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alfonsoahl-FON-so (Spanish), ahl-FAWN-so (Italian)Spanish, Italian
Norris['nɔris]
Kanta-Indian, Hindi, Bengali
MeinradMIEN-raht (German)German, Ancient Germanic
SyntycheSIN-tə-kee (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Nkechinyere-Western African, Igbo