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Defenition of the word lottery

    • 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

      • chance
      • draw
      • drawing
      • gamble
      • game of chance
      • raffle
      • risk
      • sweepstake

    Similar words in the lottery

      • lottery
      • lottery's

    Hyponyms for the word lottery

      • lucky dip
      • numbers
      • numbers game
      • numbers pool
      • numbers racket
      • raffle
      • sweepstake
      • sweepstakes
      • tombola

    Hypernyms for the word lottery

      • accident
      • chance event
      • fortuity
      • gambling game
      • game of chance
      • stroke

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