noun
- games of chance in which people buy numbered tickets and winners are chosen by random drawing
Usage: plural of lottery
Examples
- State lotteries raise millions of dollars for education funding.
- Many people play lotteries hoping to win the jackpot.
- The odds of winning most lotteries are extremely low.
- Some countries have banned private lotteries but allow government-run ones.
- Office workers often pool their money to buy lottery tickets together.
- Scratch-off lotteries provide instant results to players.