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lotteryConcise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: lottery/ˈlɒtəri/ ▶noun (pl. lotteries) a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random. ■ something whose success is governed by chance. – origin C16: prob. from Du. loterij, from lot ‘lot’. 'lottery' also found in these Oxford entries:
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