■ noun ( plural 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'.
■ noun ( plural 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004