Thesaurus: lottery

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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 tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance.
2. n. Allotment; thing allotted.
3. n. something that is regarded as a chance event
4. n. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
5. 1. 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 tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance. Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States make lotteries illegal. 2. Allotment; thing allotted. [Obs.] Shak.
6. n:100 n. something that is regarded as a chance event n. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots