gacha

noun5

1. •
   A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially toys sold in or associated with Japan.

   • Gacha, from the Japanese word gachapon, refers to capsules sold in vending machines and containing random toys inside — 2018
2. •
   A mechanism in certain video games, especially mobile games, whereby in-game items or characters are purchased randomly with real or in-game money.

   • Since a loot table with ten rewards won’t last for long, the very first step in gacha design is to ensure that you have enough content to make gacha a viable monetization strategy. — 2018
3. •
   A game which features this mechanic as its central feature.
4. •
   The vending machine that sells such toys.

   • And if you’re looking for something that’s cute, compact, and affordable, you can’t go past the country’s gacha capsule toy vending machines. — 2018
5. •
   A village-level administrative division in Inner Mongolia.