lottery
IPA: ɫˈɑtɝi
noun
- 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.
- (figuratively) Something decided by chance.
- (obsolete) Allotment; a thing allotted.
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Examples of "lottery" in Sentences
- Can I rake the lottery
- The team is qualified for the lottery.
- The easiest way is to win the lottery.
- The man scracthed the lottery that he bought.
- It pre dates the launch of the statewide Wisconsin Lottery.
- He was involved with the lottery mania in the United States.
- She lobbied for the privatization of the Texas state lottery.
- It is like winning the race, the game, the prize, the lottery.
- The woman is sent to prison and smuggles the lottery ticket inside.
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