Lottery

Word LOTTERY
Character 7
Hyphenation lot ter y
Pronunciations /ˈlɒtəɹi/

Definitions and meanings of "Lottery"

What do we mean by lottery?

A contest in which tokens are distributed or sold, the winning token or tokens being secretly predetermined or ultimately selected in a random drawing. noun

A selection made by lot from a number of applicants or competitors. noun

An activity or event regarded as having an outcome depending on fate. noun

Distribution of anything by lot; allotment; also, the drawing of lots; determination by chance or fate; random choice; matter of chance: as, the lottery of life. noun

A scheme for raising money by selling chances to share in a distribution of prizes; more specifically, a scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance among persons purchasing tickets, the correspondingly numbered slips, or lots, representing prizes or blanks, being drawn from a wheel on a day previously announced in connection with the scheme of intended prizes. noun

The lot or portion falling to one's share; a chance allotment or prize. noun

A children's picture or print. noun

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 the tickets are blanks. noun

Allotment; thing allotted. noun

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. noun

An affair of chance. noun

Allotment; a thing allotted. noun

Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots noun

Something that is regarded as a chance event noun

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.

(Shakespeare) Allotment; a thing allotted.

Millions of stupid people paying into a fund to make one stupid person look smart. Urban Dictionary

An idea stolen by the government from the people who ran them illegally. Many states send a percentage of lottery revenue to the public school system. Urban Dictionary

A tax on people who can't do math. Urban Dictionary

Another form of taxation, brillianly thought up by the goverment to help the ever growing defecit, but only effects the stupid, Also "Tax on the stupid" Urban Dictionary

(n.) 1. A satanic device invented by the government to exhort billions of dollars from the populace. It might as well just be called another tax. Urban Dictionary

False hope; a tease; an "easy way out" that can never be obtained. Urban Dictionary

A short story written by Shirley Jackson. A good but freaky plot. Was made into a very stupid movie Urban Dictionary

When numerous men fornicate with a women and bust a nut inside her, in nine months when she has a baby and they take DNA tests to see who is the father, the father wins Urban Dictionary

The act of "pulling out" during unprotected sex before orgasm, quite possible resulting in the one in a million chance the female will still get pregnant Urban Dictionary

Gives poor people hope. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lottery

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The word "lottery" in example sentences

_generous_ -- not to say _brave_ -- opponents betook themselves to the county of Anderson, in this Judicial Circuit, and with great difficulty got up an indictment against us, under an old statute, forgotten by gentlemen of the bar, for _advertising a Baltimore lottery scheme_; when they themselves, and their relatives, were dealing in the _Art Union lottery_ in this city! ❋ William Gannaway Brownlow (1841)

But like Dunleavy, a spot in lottery is waiting for him. ❋ Unknown (2002)

I understand the lottery is aimed at people who want to win money and those who are well off already are unlikely to play. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You think the lottery is a shell game you should investigate social security, medicare, medicade. .etc..etc .. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A walk that took me right past the deli with the sign telling me that the lottery is at $340million. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Oh, and for perspective, the lottery is a game of chance in which you wage a dollar per guess to see if your numbers are then drawn which would then cause you to “win” some money. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It has been said that the lottery is a tax on the mathematically-disinclined. ❋ Daghain (2003)

After the lottery is completed, winners will be notified by e-mail. ❋ Alex Baldinger (2010)

The father of the family tried to buy $100 in lottery tickets with the credit. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Being trained in the sciences, I like the saying “The lottery is a tax on those who are bad at math!” ❋ Unknown (2010)

The film opens with a quote from Geoffrey Canada, the CEO of Harlem Children's Zone (one of the programs whose lottery is featured in the film). ❋ Susan Deily-Swearingen (2010)

“The lottery is a tax on those who are bad at math!” ❋ Unknown (2010)

The best advice that I would take if I won the lottery is to pretend that this is it, this is the last source of income that I will ever have because I never plan to work again. ❋ Unknown (2009)

RPTM6 (UID#1840) on September 19th, 2009 at 12: 42 pm the odds of winning a scratch ticket are actually pretty good. they start at $1 and you rarely get one where you dont win anything. now the normal lottery is for idiots ❋ Unknown (2009)

Playoff countdown: Tavares likely the big prize in lottery ❋ Unknown (2009)

Playoff countdown: Tavares likely the big prize in lottery - USATODAY. com ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm going to play the [powerball] tonight even though I [have a better] chance of being [hit by lightning] twice than of winning this lottery. ❋ I.P. Freely Again (2012)

People are going to [play the lottery] whether is it legal on not, so why not let the government control it? In Texas, 30% of [revenue] is reserved for public schools while only 7% goes to the lottery [commission]. ❋ Guided Fox (2005)

The [odds] of winning $[1 million] in [the lottery] are around a billion to one. Good luck. You'll need it. ❋ Proud Conservative (2003)

Another [wonderfull] person willfully donates to the [U.S] [Goverment]! ❋ Maheecona (2005)

"After taxes, your two billion dollars of lottery money comes to...[fifty-five] cents. [Have a nice day]." "[Noooooooo]!!!!!!! I HATE CONGRESS!!!" ❋ Razukin (2002)

Billy spent $100 on [lottery] [tickets] and didn't even win [that much] back. ❋ Matt..... (2008)

Hey did you read The lottery ? Yeah, [could you] [believe that] girl got [stoned]. ❋ Whatastory (2009)

We played the lottery with [lacey] and [clint] [won the lottery] and was the father ❋ Titty Titty Bang Bang (2008)

I wasn't wearing [a rubber], so instead, I pulled a [lottery]. Hopefully she's [on the pill]. ❋ Darthdano (2009)

[The lottery] is [the only] form of [entertainment] which pays you back. ❋ Loto32 (2013)

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