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Meaning of lottery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard

ˈlɒtəɹi

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية اليانصيب قرعة يانصيب

Català loteria

Čeština loterie tombola

Dansk lotteri

Deutsch Lotterie Lottospiel

Ελληνικά λαχείο λοταρία

Esperanto loterio

Español lotería

Suomi arpajaiset arpapeli arvonta onnenkauppa onnenpeli

Français loterie

Magyar lottó

Հայերեն վիճակախաղ

Bahasa Indonesia lot lotre undian

Íslenska happdrætti lottó

Italiano lotteria

日本語くじ宝くじ富くじ籤鬮

ქართული ლატარია

ខ្មែរ ឆ្នោត

한국어 로토 복권 뺑뺑이

Kurdî loterî loto piyango

Latina sortitio sortitus

Македонски лотарија

മലയാളം ഭാഗ്യക്കുറി ലോട്ടറി

Bahasa Melayu loteri

မြန်မာဘာသာ ထီ

Nederlands loterij loting lottrekking

Polski loteria

Português lotaria loteria

Română loterie loto

Русский лотерея

Svenska lotteri

Kiswahili bahati nasibu

తెలుగు లాటరీ

ไทย ลอตเตอรี่ สลาก หวย

Tagalog loteriya

Türkçe çekiliş piyango

ئۇيغۇرچە لاتارىيە

Українська лотерея

اردو لاٹری

Tiếng Việt dự thưởng xổ số

Examples

“Dave plays the lottery almost every week, but always picks different numbers.”

“It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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Meaning of lottery | Babel Free

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