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Lottery vs Nonlottery - What's the difference?

lottery | nonlottery |

As a noun lottery

is 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.

As an adjective nonlottery is

not of, pertaining to, or running a lottery.

lottery

English

(wikipedia lottery)

Noun

(lotteries)
  • 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.
  • (figuratively) An affair of chance.
  • (obsolete, Shakespeare) Allotment; a thing allotted.

    • nonlottery

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not of, pertaining to, or running a lottery.
    • nonlottery gambling
    a nonlottery state