A lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants.

Roget 775: acquisition; gaining etc. v.; obtainment; procuration^†, procurement; purchase, descent, inheritance; gift etc. 784.    recovery, retrieval, revendication^†, replevin [Law], restitution etc. 790; redemption, salvage, trover [Law].    find, trouvaille^†, foundling.    gain, thrift; money-making, money grubbing; lucre, filthy lucre, pelf; loaves and fishes, the main chance; emolument etc. (remuneration) 973.    profit, earnings, winnings, innings, pickings, net profit; avails; income etc. (receipt) 810; proceeds, produce, product; outcome, output; return, fruit, crop, harvest; second crop, aftermath; benefit etc. (good) 618.    sweepstakes, trick, prize, pool; pot; wealth etc. 803.    subreption [Fraudulent acquisition]; obreption^†; stealing etc. 791.    ... show more

Roget 810: receipt, value received, money coming in; income, incomings, innings, revenue, return, proceeds; gross receipts, net profit; earnings etc. (gain) 775; accepta^†, avails.    rent, rent roll; rental, rentage^†; rack-rent.    premium, bonus; sweepstakes, tontine.    pension, annuity; jointure etc. (property) 780^†; alimony, palimony [Coll.], pittance; emolument etc. (remuneration) 973.    ... show more