Lottery - English meaning

noun

A game in which players mark off numbers on cards as the numbers are drawn randomly by a caller, the winner being the first person to mark off all their numbers.

Usage examples:

A bingo hall

exclamation

A call by someone who wins a game of bingo.

Usage examples:

Someone called out numbers and if you filled in a whole line, you yelled "bingo" and got a set of d…

noun

A game of chance often played for prizes in which people are given cards and cover each number on their cards as it is called, with the person who is first to cover a whole line of numbers on any card being the winner

Usage examples:

Mother loved to play bingo at her church.

noun

The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.

Usage examples:

There is fierce competition between banks

noun

An activity done by a number of people or organizations, each of which is trying to do better than all of the others

Usage examples:

[ u ] competition for the job was fierce., [ u ] traditional booksellers face stiff competition fro…

noun

The situation in which people or businesses are trying to be more successful than each other, for example by making more sales in a market

Usage examples:

There has always been competition between the auto manufacturers., stiff/fierce/strong/tough compet…

verb

Play games of chance for money; bet.

Usage examples:

He gambles on football

noun

An act of gambling.

Usage examples:

Dad likes a bit of a gamble

verb

To risk losing money in the hope of winning a lot more money, esp. if the result of a future event happens as you hope

Usage examples:

[ i ] some people like to gamble even though the odds are against them., [ m ] he gambled away most…

noun

A children's game similar to bingo, in which numbered or illustrated counters or cards are drawn by the players.

Usage examples:

It is a simple naming task with pictures from a children's lotto.

noun

A game of chance in which each player tries to match the numbers on their card with numbers pulled out of a container

noun

A small area of still water, typically one formed naturally.

Usage examples:

The natural lake water interchanges with the pool area water, keeping it clean.

verb

(of liquid) form a pool on the ground or another surface.

Usage examples:

Sweat pooled in the hollow of my back

verb

(of two or more people or organizations) put (money or other assets) into a common fund.

Usage examples:

They entered a contract to pool any gains and invest them profitably

noun

A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or some of which are subsequently drawn at random, the holder or holders of such tickets winning a prize.

Usage examples:

A raffle ticket

verb

Offer as a prize in a raffle.

Usage examples:

A toy polar bear was due to be raffled for the appeal

noun

Rubbish; refuse.

Usage examples:

The raffle of the yard below

noun

The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.

Usage examples:

There has been widespread speculation that he plans to quit

noun

The act of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain

Usage examples:

Rumours that the ceo is retiring have been dismissed as pure speculation., speculation about sth th…

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

Usage examples:

I was giving the floor a quick sweep

noun

A form of gambling, especially on horse races, in which all the stakes are divided among the winners.

Usage examples:

A sweepstake ticket

noun

A type of gambling, often on a horse race, in which people pay a small amount of money and choose a particular horse, team, etc. the person who chooses the winning horse, team, etc. receives all the money paid by everyone else.

noun

A game in which people pick tickets out of a revolving drum and certain tickets win immediate prizes, typically played at a fete or fair.

Usage examples:

Entrance includes a tombola and raffle

noun

A game in which tickets with different numbers are bought from a spinning container and small prizes are won when the numbers on the tickets are the same as the numbers on the prizes

Usage examples:

I won a bottle of port on the tombola at the fair.