lottery

Noun

Meaning

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.

Allotment; thing allotted.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

drawing lotto twenty-one cassino roulette pease sweepstakes risk chance draw lot draft bet pool ballot

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Antonyms

design loss plan pay protect protection

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Hypernyms

stroke accident fortuity game of chance chance event gambling game

Hyponyms

numbers sweepstakes raffle numbers game tombola lucky dip

Phrases with the word

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Derivatives

Lotteries

Examples

... you are an Englishman, and have subsequently drawn the greatest prize in the lottery of life. Cecil Rhodes

Sometimes we think people are like lottery tickets, that they're there to make our most absurd dreams come true. Carlos Ruiz Zafón

I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid. Brian May

Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery. Bill Watterson

You cannot win a lottery without buying a ticket. African Proverb

Marriage is a lottery. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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