Lottery vs. Lot

Lotterynoun

A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.

Lotterynoun

(figuratively) An affair of chance.

Lotterynoun

Allotment; a thing allotted.

Lotterynoun

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.

Lotterynoun

Allotment; thing allotted.

Lotterynoun

something that is regarded as a chance event;

Lotterynoun

players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots

Lottery

A lottery is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery.

Lotnoun

A large quantity or number; a great deal.

Lotnoun

A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.

Lotnoun

One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

Lotnoun

(informal) A number of people taken collectively.

Lotnoun

A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.

Lotnoun

That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

Lotnoun

Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.

Lotnoun

The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.

Lotnoun

A prize in a lottery.

Lotnoun

Allotment; lottery.

Lotnoun

All members of a set; everything.

Lotnoun

An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

Lotverb

To allot; to sort; to apportion.

Lotverb

To count or reckon (on or upon).

Lotnoun

That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

Lotnoun

Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.

Lotnoun

The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.

Lotnoun

A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; as, a lot of stationery; - colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.

Lotnoun

A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.

Lotnoun

A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of people think so.

Lotnoun

A prize in a lottery.

Lotverb

To allot; to sort; to portion.

Lotnoun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

Lotnoun

a parcel of land having fixed boundaries;

Lotnoun

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);

Lotnoun

any collection in its entirety;

Lotnoun

an unofficial association of people or groups;

Lotnoun

anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;

Lotnoun

(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction

Lotverb

divide into lots, as of land, for example

Lotverb

administer or bestow, as in small portions;

Lotpronoun

a large number or amount; a great deal

Lotpronoun

the whole number or quantity that is involved or implied

Lotadverb

a great deal; much

Lotnoun

a river of southern France, which rises in the Auvergne and flows 480 km (300 miles) west to meet the River Garonne south-east of Bordeaux.

Lotnoun

(in the Bible) the nephew of Abraham, who was allowed to escape from the destruction of Sodom (Gen. 19). His wife, who disobeyed orders and looked back, was turned into a pillar of salt.

Lotverb

divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction