lottery

Pronunciation: /ˈlɒtəɹi/

The English word “lottery” has 3 meanings listed here.

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.
Something decided by chance.
Allotment; a thing allotted.

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.

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