lottery
noun pl. lotteries
- 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
- any undertaking that involves chance selections, as by the drawing of lots: military draft lottery
See lottery in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lŏtˈə-rē)
noun pl. lot·ter·ies - A contest in which tokens are distributed or sold, the winning token or tokens being secretly predetermined or ultimately selected in a random drawing.
- A selection made by lot from a number of applicants or competitors: The state uses a lottery to assign spaces in the campground.
- An activity or event regarded as having an outcome depending on fate: They considered combat duty a lottery.
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