LOTTO Definition & Meaning

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lotto

[ lot-oh ]

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a game of chance in which a leader draws numbered disks at random from a stock and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards, the winner being the first to cover a complete row.
a lottery, as one operated by a state government, in which players choose numbers that are matched against those of the official drawing, the winning numbers typically paying large cash prizes.

lotto

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Also calledhousey-housey a children's game in which numbered discs, counters, etc, are drawn at random and called out, while the players cover the corresponding numbers on cards, the winner being the first to cover all the numbers, a particular row, etc Compare bingo
a lottery

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Origin of lotto¹

1770–80; < Italian < Germanic; lot

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Origin of lotto¹

C18: from Italian, from Old French lot, from Germanic. See lot

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“And to hit the lotto. It’s gonna take a lot of money, but I’m not gonna just throw money out there” to any player.

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Then I checked the machine and found out someone won the lotto,” Karla said.

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"Make sure you play my lottery lotto number," he says.

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Since then, the Seattle-based poet/artist/curator has loved the lotto.

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Also being considered is a special lotto game to raise funds.

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