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lottery
[ lot-uh-ree ]
noun
- 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
/ ˈɒəɪ /
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- t·dzt· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lottery1
Example Sentences
He was no longer the hotshot Duke star, the aimless former lottery pick, the reliable NBA starter, the trusted vet or famous podcaster.
The new regs for 2026 seem like a lottery for teams who either nail or fail them, leading to a dominant team and those lagging behind.
Participants in the pilot were selected by lottery, with 251 receiving the monthly payments and an additional 370 enrolled in a control group.
Miliband dismissed the story as "nonsense," saying he would not approve a plan that led to an energy price "postcode lottery".
I recently attended Downing Street to present a petition to the government to end the postcode lottery for gluten-free prescriptions in my role as an ambassador for the charity Coeliac UK.
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