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loterij — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lottery noun A game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
  • sweepstake noun A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.

Senses

loterij is used for these senses in English:

  • lottery A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
  • lottery (figuratively) Something decided by chance.
  • sweepstake A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.

lottery — full definition

  1. noun A game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
  2. noun Something whose outcome depends entirely on chance rather than effort or skill.

sweepstake — full definition

  1. noun A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
  2. noun A prize draw.

Related Dutch words