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lottery
[ lot-uh-ree ]
noun
plural lotteries.
- a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
- any scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance.
- any happening or process that is or appears to be determined by chance:
to look upon life as a lottery.
lottery
/ ˈ±ôÉ’³ÙÉ™°ùɪ /
noun
- a method of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving a proportion of the money raised to holders of numbers drawn at random
- a similar method of raising money in which players select a small group of numbers out of a larger group printed on a ticket. If a player's selection matches some or all of the numbers drawn at random the player wins a proportion of the prize fund
- an activity or endeavour the success of which is regarded as a matter of fate or luck
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- ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·±ô´Ç³Ùt±ð°ù·²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lottery1
C16: from Old French loterie, from Middle Dutch loterije. See lot
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Six minutes to come to a clear and obvious decision - Ange on VAR 'lottery'
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