Lexic.us

Definition of Lottery

1. Noun. Something that is regarded as a chance event. "The election was just a lottery to them"

2. Noun. Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots.

Definition of Lottery

1. n. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of the tickets are blanks. Fig.: An affair of chance.

Definition of Lottery

1. Noun. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks. ¹

2. Noun. (figuratively) An affair of chance. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete Shakespeare) Allotment; a thing allotted. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lottery

1. a type of gambling game [n -TERIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lottery

lotong lotongs lotophagi lotos lotos-eater lotoses lots lots of love lotsa lotta

lotte lotted lotter lotteries lotters lottery (current term) lottery ticket lottery winner lotterylike lottes

lotting lotto lottomania lottos loture lotures lotus lotus-eater lotus birth lotus births

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