lottery
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/ˈlɒtəɹi/
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/ˈlɒtəɹi/ · /ˈlɒtɹi/ · /ˈlɑtɚi/
Definition of lottery
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
“Dave plays the lottery almost every week, but always picks different numbers.”
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noun
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A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
“Dave plays the lottery almost every week, but always picks different numbers.”
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(figuratively)Something decided by chance.
“It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.”
- (obsolete)Allotment; a thing allotted.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lotteria, from the same root as Old English hlot (cognate with English lot). Compare French loterie (from Middle Dutch loterie). By surface analysis, lot + -ery.
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