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Definitions for Lottery
[1] a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
[2] any scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance.
[3] any happening or process that is or appears to be determined by chance: to look upon life as a lottery.
[4] a method of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving a proportion of the money raised to holders of numbers drawn at random
[5] a similar method of raising money in which players select a small group of numbers out of a larger group printed on a ticket. If a player's selection matches some or all of the numbers drawn at random the player wins a proportion of the prize fund
[6] an activity or endeavour the success of which is regarded as a matter of fate or luck
Words related to Lottery
raffle, gambling, sweepstake, chance, lotto
Words nearby Lottery
lotophagi, lotos, lots, lotta, lotte, lottery, lottie, lotto, lotus, lotus of the good law, lotus position
Origin of Lottery
First recorded in 1560–70, lottery is from the Middle Dutch word loterie (whence also French loterie ). See lot, -ery
Other words from Lottery
an·ti·lot·ter·y , adjective
Word origin for Lottery
C16: from Old French loterie, from Middle Dutch loterije. See lot
Synonyms for Lottery
gambling, raffle, sweepstake, chance, lotto, door prize, game of chance, luck of the draw, numbers game