Definitions

1. noun

a scheme in which people buy tickets in order to win prizes, especially large sums of money, by chance.

“She won the lottery and became an instant millionaire.”

2. noun

a set of items or situations, typically selected or occurring at random.

“The lottery of life gives everyone an equal chance.”

3. verb

to choose people or things at random.

“The company will lottery the new employees to decide who gets the promotion.”

4. verb

to allocate things, such as work or tasks, at random.

“The teacher decided to lottery the homework among the students.”

5. adjective

happening or done by chance.

“It was a lottery shot that went in and won the game.”

6. adjective

chosen or selected by chance rather than by a deliberate decision.

“The lottery ticket was a random pick from the bag.”