Defenition of the word lottery
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Defenition of the word lottery
- A form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize.
- players buy chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
- players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
- something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"
- players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
- something that is regarded as a chance event
Synonyms for the word lottery
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- chance
- draw
- drawing
- gamble
- game of chance
- raffle
- risk
- sweepstake
Similar words in the lottery
Hyponyms for the word lottery
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- lucky dip
- numbers
- numbers game
- numbers pool
- numbers racket
- raffle
- sweepstake
- sweepstakes
- tombola
Hypernyms for the word lottery
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- accident
- chance event
- fortuity
- gambling game
- game of chance
- stroke
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