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numbers game
numbers gamen. A lottery in which bets are made on an unpredictable number, such as a daily stock quotation.numbers game or numbers racketn (Gambling, except Cards) US an illegal lottery in which money is wagered on a certain combination of digits appearing at the beginning of a series of numbers published in a newspaper, as in share prices or sports results. Often shortened to: numbers Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  numbers game - an illegal daily lottery numbers pool, numbers racket, numberslottery, drawing - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots |
Translationsnumbers game
numbers game1. The use of mathematics to deliberately manipulate facts or results. The accounting in that company was just a numbers game, so it's no wonder they got audited.2. A scenario in which an increase in a certain type of action should lead to greater chance of a particular outcome (e.g. success). Dating is a numbers game. The more people you meet, the better your chances are at finding love.See also: game, numbera numbers game or the numbers game COMMON A numbers game or the numbers game is a way of using figures to support an argument, often in a way that is dishonest or has no real meaning. She has criticized the numbers game which assumes that an exhibition receiving 5,000 visitors each day is better than one receiving 3,000. Note: You can also say that someone plays a numbers game or plays the numbers game. The problem in the Church is that we play the numbers game whereby success is marked by attendance figures. Note: In the United States, the `numbers game' or `numbers racket' is an illegal lottery. It involves people placing small bets on a series of numbers that appear in particular sections of that day's newspaper, for example the stock market figures. See also: game, numbera/the ˈnumbers game a way of considering an activity, etc. that is concerned only with the number of people doing something, things achieved, etc., not with who or what they are: Candidates were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.See also: game, numberEncyclopediaSeenumbersnumbers game
Related to numbers game: SudokuSynonyms for numbers gamenoun an illegal daily lotterySynonyms- numbers pool
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