Definition of Lottery. Meaning of Lottery. Synonyms of Lottery

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Definition of Lottery

Lottery
Lottery Lot"ter*y, n.; pl. Lotteries. [Lot + -ery, as in brewery, bindery.] 1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance. Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States make lotteries illegal.

Meaning of Lottery from wikipedia

- A lottery (or lotto) is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others...
- "The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948. The story describes a fictional small American...
- Look up lottery in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. In decision theory...
- The NBA draft lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball ****ociation (NBA), in which the teams who had missed the playoffs the previous...
- The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom. It is regulated by the Gambling Commission, and...
- official national lottery (Thai: สลากกินแบ่ง, RTGS: salak kinbaeng) is administered by The Government Lottery Office (GLO). The lottery is drawn on the...
- Lottery mathematics is used to calculate probabilities of winning or losing a lottery game. It is based primarily on combinatorics, particularly the twelvefold...
- Lotteries in Australia include various lottery related products licensed by The Lottery Corporation, The Lottery Office and Lotterywest Australian lottery...
- States, lotteries are run by 48 jurisdictions: 45 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Lotteries are subject...
- Immigrant Visa program, also known as the green card lottery, is a United States government lottery program for receiving an immigrant visa followed by...