lottery

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Synonyms: pottery, tottery, littery, lotter, sottery, lottory, ottery, slottery

Antonyms: pottery, tottery, littery, lotter, sottery, lottory, ottery, slottery

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Noun

1. A [[scheme#Noun|scheme]] for the [[distribution]] of [[prize#Noun|prizes]] by [[lot#Noun|lot]] or [[chance#Noun|chance]], especially a [[gaming#Noun|gaming]] scheme in which [[one]] or more [[ticket#Noun|tickets]] [[bear#Verb|bearing]] [[particular]] [[number#Noun|numbers]] [[draw#Verb|draw]] prizes, the other tickets are [[blank#Noun|blanks]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Something [[decide]]d by chance.
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[allotment|Allotment]]; a [[thing]] allotted.

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