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lottery

nounfeminine/lutɨˈɾiɐ/high

lo·te·ri·a

Definition

A system of public drawing in which participants purchase numbers or tickets, with the possibility of winning a monetary prize.
The national lottery holds draws every week.
He bought a lottery ticket hoping to win.
Common collocations
lottery ticketnational lotterywin the lottery

Etymology

Do italiano 'lotteria'.

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