lotto

49 4.4

A game where players mark numbers on a card and hope to win money

noun
/ˈlɑːtoʊ/

: loto

If she won the Lotto, she would take her mother to Florida.

Of course, last night guys played the Lotto.

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Examples

Could I have five dollars' worth of those Lotto tickets, please?

American Heart (1992)
Young Americans are showing less interest in buying lotto tickets than their parents.
Why not play the Lotto in the middle?
You should buy a Big Lotto ticket tonight.

Fiction book (1992)
I rely on the weekly lotto to make me rich now.

Blog text (3)
When the old man left the service, he started buyin' Lotto tickets.

30 Minutes or Less (2011)
The great big cars we'd like to drive someday, if we won the Lotto.

Fiction book (1997)
Hello, I'm Marlon Mason with tonight's winning Lotto numbers.

Go Go Tales (2007)
Could I have five dollars' worth of those Lotto tickets, please?
Hello, I'm Marlon Mason with tonight's winning Lotto numbers.

Synonyms

lottery

vslotto

199 2.3

A game where people buy numbered tickets and winners are chosen by chance

centres on card marking and completing patterns rather than ticket holding

bingo

vslotto

118 2.0

A game where players mark numbers on cards and call out when they win

is the same draw-and-card pattern game described in the key concept

sweepstake

vslotto

27 3.7

A competition where people buy tickets and one person wins the money

is a public numbered-ball game aiming to complete a winning pattern

game of chance

vslotto

9 3.7

An activity where luck decides the result, like a lottery or roulette

is a specific kind of luck-based draw played with cards and patterns

sweepstakes

vslotto

5 5.7

A contest where people enter to win a prize by chance

is a structured draw with numbered balls and card pattern goals

keno

vslotto

4 8.5

A game where players pick numbers and win money when they match numbers drawn

focuses more on marking cards and completing set patterns than choosing numbers

numbers game

vslotto

NSFW

1 9.0

An illegal lottery where people bet on numbers to win money

is the organized, official draw played with marked cards and patterns

beano

vslotto

Archaic

1 9.9

A game where numbered balls are drawn and players mark the matching numbers on a card

is the standard description rather than the casual or regional name

gambling game

vslotto

1 3.4

A game where people bet money and can win or lose

is a specific draw-and-card entertainment, not any wagered activity

quiniela

vslotto

9.9

A game like a lottery where you pick numbers to win money

is described as a card-and-pattern draw rather than a simple ticket match

numbers pool

vslotto

Archaic

9.8

An illegal game where people bet money on numbers

is the lawful, regulated form of number draws with card patterns

Surface Forms

lotto singular

lottos plural

Etymology

Lotto comes from Italian lotto, meaning 'lot' or 'fate', and is the same idea behind the English words lot and lottery. So a lotto is a game where your 'lot' — your chance or share — is chosen by drawing numbers.