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Plural of lottery

regular plural

The plural of lottery is lotteries.

Forms of lottery

Singularlottery /ˈlɒtəɹi/
Plurallotteries
Countablecountable

Lotteries in a sentence

  • It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.From the entry contention
  • A ladder lottery, known as “Amidakuji” in Japan, is one of the most popular lotteries.2015, Jianxin Wang, Chee Yap, Frontiers in Algorithmics: 9th International Workshop. From the entry ladder lottery
  • In this paper, we consider the problems of enumeration, counting, and random generation of the ladder lotteries.2015, Jianxin Wang, Chee Yap, Frontiers in Algorithmics: 9th International Workshop. From the entry ladder lottery
  • Lotteries, horse-racing and poker machines loom large in the life experience of many Australians.1974, Donald Ernest Edgar, Social Change in Australia: Readings in Sociology, page 23. From the entry poker machine
  • However, there is some evidence which suggests that the public remain in favour of the equity argument over postcode lotteries.2015, Lee Gregory, “Repositioning Time Bank Theory”, in Trading Time: Can Exchange Lead to Social Change?, Bristol: Policy Press, →ISBN…. From the entry postcode lottery

Meaning of lottery

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Something decided by chance.
  3. noun Allotment; a thing allotted.

Full definition of lottery

Questions about the plural of lottery

What is the plural of lottery?
The plural of lottery is lotteries.
Is lottery countable?
Lottery is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lottery (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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