lottery

Substantivhäufig in Dialogen

Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈlɒtəɹi//
Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈlɒtɹi//
Vereinigte Staaten//ˈlɑtɚi//

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.

Substantiv

1
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.
2
übertragenSomething decided by chance.
It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.
3
veraltetAllotment; a thing allotted.

Herkunft

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.

Formen

Plural: lotteries

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