Winner-take-all

Quick meaning: Winner-take-all is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to a contest, election, or other competition in which only the winner is rewarded and none of the losers receive anything.

Meaning

Of or pertaining to a contest, election, or other competition in which only the winner is rewarded and none of the losers receive anything.

More Meanings

1. (computing) Of a neural network model: organized so that neurons in a layer compete with each other for activation.
2. (economics) Of a market in which a product or service that is only slightly better than its competitors receives a disproportionately large share of revenue.

Example Sentences

Under winner-take-all elections, many minority candidates find it nearly impossible to win.

[S]he volunteers to take her sister's place at the annual "Hunger Games", a bloody winner-take-all competition in which 24 teens fight to the death.

You need luck in poker tournaments, because in the nature of this winner-take-all style of play, there will be several occasions when you cannot avoid putting all your money in the pot.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include all-play-all, cutthroat, losingest, wire-to-wire, runaway, one-on-one.

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