Definitions
players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Dave plays the lottery almost every week, but always picks different numbers.”
“It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Chance drawing”7 letters
02“Game of chance”7 letters
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