lottery
['lɒtәri]
n. 奖券, 彩票, 运气

[] 彩奖



lottery
[ noun ]

1. something that is regarded as a chance event

<noun.event>
the election was just a lottery to them

2. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

<noun.act>

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.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

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