Definisjon av lottery

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Noun

lottery - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
drawing
gambling game, game of chance a game that involves gambling
tombola a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
lucky dip a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip"
numbers game, numbers pool, numbers racket, numbers an illegal daily lottery
raffle a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
lottery - something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"
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Substantiv

lottery - 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.
lottery - An affair of chance.
lottery - Allotment; a thing allotted.

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  • A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. The word stems from the Dutch word loterij, which is derived from the noun lot meaning fate or destiny. Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery.

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  • lottery
    A form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize.

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  • Flertall: lotteries

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