Betydning av lottery På norsk

• 0 a method of raising money in which people buy a ticket and try to guess a set of winning numbers -- lotteri [ neuter ]

  • the Massachusetts state lottery Massachusetts’ statlige lotteri

• 1 a system of choosing who will get to do or have sth by selecting from a number of people who have applied -- loddtrekning [ masculine ]

  • The city has a lottery system for choosing schools. Kommunen bruker loddtrekning for å velge skoler.

• 2 [ singular ] a situation controlled only by chance -- sjansespill [ neuter ]

  • It’s always a lottery whether you’ll get a seat at the bar. Det er alltid et sjansespill om man får sitteplass i baren.

• 3 the sharing out of money or prizes won by chance, through drawing lots -- lotteri, utlodning

  • Have you ever won anything on the lottery?

  • They held a public lottery in aid of charity.