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lottery noun
/ˈlɒt.ər.i/
/ˈlɑː.t ̬ɚ-/ n Definition
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[C] a game, often organized by the state or a charity in order to make money, in which tickets with numbers are sold to people who then have a chance of winning a prize if their number is chosen•
[S] disapproving something that depends only on luck and is not fairEducation in England is something of a lottery.
(Definition of lottery noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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