lottery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈlɒtɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈlɑtɚi/ (General-American)
- /ˈlɒtəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lotteries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
St. Petersburg lottery · antilottery · nigger lottery · e-lottery · ladder lottery · postcode lottery · lotterylike · nonlottery · ghetto lottery · lotologist · silicon lottery · lottery wheel · draft lottery · lottery wheeling · lottery ticket · win the lottery · genetic lottery · video lottery terminal
Translations (106)
lo ຫວຍ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · km ឆ្នោត (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · eo loterio (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · fi arvonta (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · la sortītiō (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · tk lotereýa (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ps لاټرۍ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · sv lotteri (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ro loto (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ja 宝くじ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ur لاٹَری (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · mi rota (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · hu lutri (something decided by chance) · fi arpapeli (something decided by chance) · el λοταρία (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · nb lotteri (something decided by chance) · nl loting (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · nb lotteri (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · da lotteri (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ps لاترۍ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ja くじ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ca loteria (something decided by chance) · cmn 抽獎 /抽奖 (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · sv lotteri (something decided by chance) · sk lotéria (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · te లాటరీ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ro loterie (something decided by chance) · sh лу̀трија (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · sq lotari (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · be латарэ́я (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ml ഭാഗ്യക്കുറി (something decided by chance) · hi लाटरी (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · tl loteriya (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · is happdrætti (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · he הַגְרָלָה (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · fi onnenkauppa (something decided by chance) · pl loteria (something decided by chance) · nl loterij (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · is lottó (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · et loterii (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · nl lottrekking (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · fr loterie (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · pt lotaria (something decided by chance) · bg лота́рия (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ota پیانقو (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · sh lùtrija (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · mk лотарија (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · th สลาก (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · tg лотерея (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · vi xổ số (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · es lotería (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ja 富くじ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · es lotería (something decided by chance) · he לוֹטוֹ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · uk лотере́я (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ar يَانَصِيب (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ka ლატარია (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · nrf lot'tie (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · my ထီ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · mr लॉटरी (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ca loteria (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · wym loteri (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · cmn 抽彩 (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ckb ھایبەخت (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · hy վիճակախաղ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ky лотерея (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · apc لوتو (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · nn lotteri (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · fi onnenpeli (something decided by chance) · nn lotteri (something decided by chance) · ro loterie (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · th หวย (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · sl loterija (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · nl loterij (something decided by chance) · hu lottó (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · hi लॉटरी (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · pl loteria (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · sw bahati nasibu (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · la sortītus (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · fa-ira بَخْتآزْمایی (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · cs loterie (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ms loteri (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ko 복권 (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · fa-ira لاتاری (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · fi arpajaiset (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ml ലോട്ടറി (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · mn лотерея (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · uz lotereya (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ml ഭാഗ്യക്കുറി (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · tr piyango (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · kk лотерея (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ru лотере́я (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ug لاتارى (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · be лятарэ́я (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · de Lotterie (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · rsk лутрия (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · lv loterija (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · th ลอตเตอรี่ (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · bn লটারি (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · lt loterija (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · pt loteria (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · it lotteria (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · ug لاتارىيە (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · az lotereya (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · cmn 樂透 /乐透 (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) · pt lotaria (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)