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lot⋅ter⋅y
[lot-uh-ree] 
ə
–noun, plural -ter⋅ies.
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | any scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance. |
| 3. | any happening or process that is or appears to be determined by chance: to look upon life as a lottery. |
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| lot·ter·y (lŏt'ə-rē) n. pl. lot·ter·ies
[French loterie, probably from Dutch loterije, from Middle Dutch, from lot, lot.] |
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Lottery
Lot"ter*y\, n.; pl. Lotteries. [Lot + -ery, as in brewery, bindery.]1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance. Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States make lotteries illegal. 2. Allotment; thing allotted. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Language Translation for : lottery
Spanish:
lotería,
German:
die Lotterie,
Japanese:
くじ
lottery
1567, "arrangement for a distribution of prizes by chance," from It. lotteria, from same root as O.E. hlot (see lot).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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