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Lottery - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Lottery : (noun)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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 tickets
are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance.
Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States
make lotteries illegal.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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LOTTERY. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance.
2. In most, if not all of the United States, lotteries not specially
authorized by the legislatures of the respective states are prohibited, and
the persons concerned in establishing them are subjected to a heavy penalty.
This is the case in Alabama, Connecticut Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. In Louisiana, a license is granted
to sell tickets in aLottery : not authorized by the legislature of that
state, on the payment of $5000, and the license extends only to one lottery.
In many of the states, the lotteries authorized by other states, are
absolutely prohibited Encycl. Amer. h.t.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Lottery |
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Nicole_Petty: RT @MrPolo67: RT @JamaalH: #MM Lottery-Chris Brown..it be like that sometimes-love that song!!! |
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DjScottyPiffin: (714): We just got home. I got some malt liqour and a Lottery ticket so I'm really doing a lot with my life right now |
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nathanielcollum: RT @atlantafilmfest: Annie (Poor Girl Wins Adoption Lottery) #rejectedmovietitles - this is a little belated but... LOL |
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