Found 3 items, similar to Lotteries.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: lottery undian
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lottery lottery n 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 according to the drawing of lots [syn: drawing]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lotteries Lottery \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 the tickets are blanks. Fig.: An affair of chance. [1913 Webster] Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States make private lotteries illegal, except in certain circumstances for charitable institutions; however, many of the states now conduct lotteries tehmselves as a revenue source. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. Allotment; thing allotted. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]