| query | If you describe something as a l______, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance .If you describe something as a lottery, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance . The stockmarket is a lottery. Which judges are assigned to a case is always a bit of a lottery. |
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| word | lottery |
| full-definition | noun A lottery is a type of gambling game in which people buy numbered tickets. Several numbers are then chosen, and the people who have those numbers on their tickets win a prize. ...the national lottery. If you describe something as a lottery, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance . The stockmarket is a lottery. Which judges are assigned to a case is always a bit of a lottery. |
| inflections | lotteries |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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