lottery

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈlɒtəɹi/
• (America) IPA: /ˈlɑtɚi/

Noun

lottery (plural lotteries)

1. 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.
2. (figuratively) An affair of chance.
3. (obsolete, Shakespeare) Allotment; a thing allotted.

Translations

• French: loterie
• German: Lotterie
• Italian: lotteria
• Portuguese: lotaria (Portugal), loteria (Brazil)
• Russian: лотере́я
• Spanish: lotería

Translations

• Spanish: lotería

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