lottery

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
2. (figuratively) Something decided by chance.
3. (obsolete) Allotment; a thing allotted.

Sinonieme

raffle

drawing

sweepstakes

draw

drawing lots

lot

lots

lotto

sortilege

sweepstake

tombola

winning

cast lots

lottery ticket

lottery-ticket

lucky dip

drawn lot

hit something aimed at

hit a prize

gambling

bingo

state lottery

chance

🎲

choice

dice

election

even chance

Vertalings

loterie

Lotterie

lotería

lotteria

loterij

loteria

Verlosung

verloting

lotto

λαχείο

sorteo

loteria

Tombola

يانصيب

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈlɒtəɹi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Old English: hlot

Verwante met Engels: lot

Verwante met Frans: loterie

In summary

Borrowed from Italian lotteria, from the same root as Old English hlot (cognate with English lot). Compare French loterie (from Middle Dutch loterie). By surface analysis, lot + -ery.