lottery
nomcourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈlɒtəɹi//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈlɒtɹi//
- États-Unis//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.
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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.
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figuréSomething decided by chance.
It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.
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obsolèteAllotment; a thing allotted.
Étymologie
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.
Formes
- pluriel
- lotteries
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