lottery

/ˈlɒtəri/ noun [C]

Translation

› a way of making money by selling numbered tickets to people who then have a chance of winning a prize if their number is chosen

piyango, bir tür şans oyunu, kumar

the national lottery172

(Definition of lottery noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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