lottery
noun
a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
lotteries
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pluralof lottery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Atlantic Lottery - another government-owned corporation that manages lotteries - told Canadian media that about one per cent of prizes go unclaimed, often much smaller sums.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
They’re becoming more tempting to many because they give buyers access to otherwise unavailable seats, bypassing ticket draw lotteries like the one that happened in April and another that wraps up Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The lotteries take no financial risk offering that annuity since they buy zero-coupon Treasury bonds maturing on those dates, much the way corporate pension funds do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
What to know about dynamic pricing, lotteries and sale dates while trying to score seats.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
They kiss my cheeks and hold my hand and tell me how they won money in the kingdom's lotteries by betting on me to be named the favorite.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
