lottery | | |
n. (event) | 1. lottery | something that is regarded as a chance event.; "the election was just a lottery to them" |
| ~ chance event, fortuity, accident, stroke | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause.; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" |
n. (act) | 2. drawing, lottery | players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots. |
| ~ tombola | a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum. |
| ~ gambling game, game of chance | a game that involves gambling. |
| ~ 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 game, numbers pool, numbers racket, numbers | 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. |
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