Meaning of LOTTERY
| Pronunciation: | | 'lâturee
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- [n] players buy chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
- [n] something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"
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| | Synonyms: | | drawing |
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| | See Also: | | accident, chance event, fortuity, gambling game, game of chance, lucky dip, numbers, numbers game, numbers pool, numbers racket, raffle, sweepstake, sweepstakes, tombola | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
2. Allotment; thing allotted. [Obs.] --Shak.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming of playing the lottery, suggests that you are relying too much on fate instead of taking responsibility for your own actions/decisions. You need to reconsider some issue/situation before committing to it.
Dreaming that you win the lottery, represents your inner desires to live without having to worry about financial and material troubles. |
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