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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.

    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.

  2. Allotment; thing allotted. [Obs.]
    --Shak.

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lotteries

n. (plural of lottery English)

Usage examples of "lotteries".

The Birthright Lotteries have indeed produced psychic, hereditary luck.

Then there would be intricate, tantalizing lotteries on sports events, legal gold mines.

Not only casinos and lotteries but also wagering on sports: baseball, football, basketball, and all others.

Giorgio, whose company managed some of the state lotteries, had given the Family a breakdown on the expected numbers.

The case of the average man in favour of State lotteries is, quite simply, that he does not like Dr.

The case of the average man against State lotteries is equally simple.