Meaning Of The Word Lottery

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Lottery Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Lottery?

lottery
countable noun: A lottery is a type of gambling game in which people buy numbered tickets. Several numbers are then chosen, and the people who have those numbers on their tickets win a prize.
singular noun: If you describe something as a lottery, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance.

lottery in American English
a game of chance in which people buy numbered tickets, and prizes are given to those whose numbers are drawn by lot: sometimes sponsored by a state or organization as a means of raising funds
noun: 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

lottery in British English
noun: a method of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving a proportion of the money raised to holders of numbers drawn at random

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