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lottery      /ˈlɑ:təri/   noun (loteria)   plural lotteries     1 [count] : a way of raising money for a government, charity, etc., in which many tickets are sold and a few of the tickets are chosen by chance to win prizes • Which states have lotteries? • a nationallottery • a lottery ticket • She acted like she'd just won the lottery.[=won a lottery run by a government] • Do you play the lottery? [=do you buy lottery tickets?   2 : a system used to decide who will get or be given something by choosing names or numbers by chance [count] • They held alottery to determine who could get a green card. [noncount] • Room assignments are determined by lottery.   3 [singular] : an event or situation in which what happens is decided by luck or chance • Life’s a lottery, isn’t it? It all depends on luck.