lottery
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lottery
- /ˈlɒtəɹi/ UK
- /ˈlɒtɹi/ UK
- /ˈlɑtɚi/ US
Rhymes with -ɒtəɹi, -ɒtɹi
Where it comes from
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.
noun lotteries
- 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.
- Something decided by chance. It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.
- Allotment; a thing allotted.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: drawing, lotto, jackpot, gambling, sweepstakes, betting, raffle, gamble, bingo, gaming, ticket, coupon, prize, voucher, draw, lot
Translations
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noun scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance
| Español | lotería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복권 bokgwon |
| 日本語 | くじ kuji, 宝くじ takarakuji, 富くじ tomikuji |
| 中文 | 抽獎 /抽奖 chōujiǎng, 抽彩 chōucǎi, 樂透 /乐透 lètòu |
| हिन्दी | लॉटरी lŏṭrī, लाटरी lāṭrī |
| Kiswahili | bahati nasibu |
| Português | lotaria, loteria |
| Français | loterie |
| Deutsch | Lotterie |
| Italiano | lotteria |
| Ελληνικά | λοταρία lotaría |
| Română | loterie, loto |
| Русский | лотере́я lotɛréja |
| Tiếng Việt | xổ số |
| العربية | يَانَصِيب yānaṣīb |
| עברית | לוֹטוֹ lotó, הַגְרָלָה hagralá |
Talk about this word "lottery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lottery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lottery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lottery "lottery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lottery.Cite this
@misc{lottery_2026,
title = {lottery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lottery},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
