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   lottery

   /ˈlɒt(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random: "the introduction of a national lottery"
   • ▪ a situation whose success or outcome is governed by chance: "you can appeal, but the procedure is something of a lottery"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: probably from Dutch loterij, from lot ‘lot’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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