lottery means 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. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.
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.“Dave plays the lottery almost every week, but always picks different numbers.”
- Something decided by chance.“It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.”
- Allotment; a thing allotted.