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Noun
/ˈlätərē/,
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lotteries, plural;
  1. A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random

  2. A process or thing whose success or outcome is governed by chance
    • - the lottery of life
  1. something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"
  2. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
  3. A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. The word stems from the Dutch word loterij, which is derived from the noun lot meaning fate or destiny.
  4. Lottery! is an American drama series premiered on ABC on September 9, 1983. The series aired for one season of 17 episodes and starred Ben Murphy as Patrick Sean Flaherty, and Marshal Colt as Eric Rush. Lottery! ...
  5. Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. (born August 19, 1989), better known by his stage name Romeo (previously Lil' Romeo), is an American entertainer, actor, and basketball player. He is the son of entertainment mogul and entrepreneur Master P and nephew of C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker. ...
  6. Lottery was the winner of the 1839 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, near Liverpool, England. Often stated as the first running of this famous race as it was the first to truly attract National interest in the United Kingdom. ...
  7. Lotteries in the United States are run by individual jurisdictions. As of 2008, a total of 43 states have amended or re-written their constitutions to allow for a legal lottery. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands also each operate a lottery.
  8. The Lottery is a classic short story by Shirley Jackson, first published in the June 26, 1948, issue of The New Yorker.
  9. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks; An affair of chance; Allotment; a thing allotted
  10. To dream of a lottery, and that you are taking great interest in the drawing, you will engage in some worthless enterprise, which will cause you to make an unpropitious journey. If you hold the lucky number, you will gain in a speculation which will perplex and give you much anxiety. ...
  11. A scheme in which making a required purchase gives a person a chance to win a prize which is awarded at random, usually through an electronic drawing. Lotteries may not be used as promotion devices under U.S. laws.
  12. distribution of prizes by chance where the persons taking part make a payment or consideration in return for obtaining their chance of a prize. ...
  13. A method for assigning spectrum licenses on the basis of random selection.
  14. The process that determines the order of selection in the draft.
  15. Resume selection process whereby students are selected at random for interviews as an alternative to prescreening.
  16. A lottery is a game of chance based upon the random selection of numbers. Generally, lotteries are only legally operated by states, other governmental entities, or not-for-profit organizations.
  17. A plan (generally legal in sales promotion) that awards a prize on the basis of chance and requires consideration to enter. Becomes a legal sweepstakes or game when consideration is removed, or a contest when chance is eliminated.
  18. N loterioAk; win the lottery gajni en la loterioZ,PIV,LB
  19. A method authorized by Congress which was designed to provide an alternative to competitive hearings for allocating airwave spectrum space to competing applicants in various services; for example, wireless telecommunications, television, radio, etc.
  20. A game dynamic in which the winner is determined solely by chance.
  21. A Lottery is a game of chance decided by a drawing. The most common type is a financial lottery where players pick numbers and win prizes based upon how they match the numbers drawn. ...
  22. a way of distributing land whereby hopeful claimants entered their names to be drawn from large barrels
  23. a form of consumer sales promotion in which purchasers are offered to win prizes if their names are drawn from a barrel; a game of chance. Also called a Sweepstake.
  24. A means to determine the riders gate pick order.
  25. Unlike a sweepstakes, a lottery is a promotional device by which items of value (prizes) are awarded to members of the public by chance, but which requires some form of payment to participate. Lotteries are illegal, except when conducted by states and certain exempt charitable organizations. ...