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lottery

DEFINITIONS OF: lottery

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n players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

Synonyms:
drawing
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tombola
a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
lucky dip
a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random
numbers, numbers game, numbers pool, numbers racket
an illegal daily lottery
raffle
a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
sweepstakes
a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
Type of:
gambling game, game of chance
a game that involves gambling

n something that is regarded as a chance event

“the election was just a lottery to them”
Type of:
accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
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