lottery
/ˈlɒtəri/noun
उच्चारण लॉटरी
लॉटरी
Core word
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a way of raising money for a government or charity by selling tickets that have different numbers on them that people have chosen; a situation whose success or result depends on luck
लॉटरी
- win the lottery
- He won first prize in the state lottery and bought a small house.
- The state runs a lottery to raise money for schools.
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- Hardly anyone who buys a lottery ticket wins the big prize.
- The seats for the new housing project were allotted by lottery.
Synonyms draw raffle sweepstake gamble
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a lottery (countable noun)
A lottery is a game or scheme where numbered tickets are sold and winners are chosen by chance. It is countable.
Lottery एक खेल या योजना है जिसमें क्रमांकित टिकट बिकते हैं और विजेता संयोग से चुने जाते हैं। यह countable है।
- The state runs a lottery every Friday.
- Several lotteries have been banned in the country.
win the lottery / a lottery ticket
The set phrase is win the lottery. The ticket is a lottery ticket, and the prize is a lottery prize.
निश्चित वाक्यांश win the lottery है। टिकट lottery ticket और इनाम lottery prize कहलाता है।
- He won the lottery and bought a house.
- She keeps a lottery ticket in her wallet.
be a lottery (figurative: depending on luck)
Figuratively, a lottery is any situation whose result depends on luck: Admission here is a lottery.
आलंकारिक रूप में lottery कोई भी स्थिति है जिसका परिणाम भाग्य पर निर्भर हो: Admission here is a lottery.
- Finding a seat on the train at festival time is a lottery.
- For many, a job in a big firm is a lottery.
by lottery / lottery system
'By lottery' means chosen at random, as in school admissions or flat allotment.
'By lottery' का अर्थ यादृच्छिक रूप से चुना गया है, जैसे स्कूल प्रवेश या फ़्लैट आवंटन में।
- The plots were allotted by lottery.
- Seats in the school are filled through a lottery system.
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verb + lottery
winplayenterrunban
- He plays the lottery every Sunday, but has never won.
lottery + noun
ticketprizewinnerdrawjackpot
- The lottery draw takes place at six.
adjective + lottery
nationalstateonlineweeklyillegal
- An online lottery tempted thousands of people.
lottery of + noun
of lifeof birthof fateof admission
- Some people call birth a lottery of fate.
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- The government used a lottery to allot houses to poor families.
सरकार ने ग़रीब परिवारों को मकान आवंटित करने के लिए लॉटरी निकाली।
- Radhika's uncle won a small prize in the state lottery.
राधिका के चाचा ने राज्य की लॉटरी में छोटा इनाम जीता।
- Do not depend on a lottery for your future; depend on effort.
अपने भविष्य के लिए लॉटरी पर निर्भर न रहें; परिश्रम पर निर्भर रहें।
- Winning a lottery changed his life overnight.
एक लॉटरी जीतने से उसका जीवन रातोंरात बदल गया।
- Getting a good teacher in a large school can be a lottery.
बड़े स्कूल में अच्छा शिक्षक मिलना एक संयोग की बात हो सकती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He has won the lottery last week.
✓ He won the lottery last week.
A finished time such as 'last week' needs the simple past, not the present perfect.
'Last week' जैसे बीते समय के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe chance, but only some involve tickets and money.
ये शब्द संयोग का वर्णन करते हैं, पर केवल कुछ में टिकट और धन शामिल होता है।
A game or scheme in which prizes go to ticket numbers drawn by chance.
ऐसा खेल या योजना जिसमें इनाम संयोग से निकले टिकट-संख्याओं को मिलते हैं।
- The lottery prize was one crore rupees.
A small lottery, usually held by a club or school to raise funds.
छोटी लॉटरी, प्रायः क्लब या विद्यालय द्वारा धन जुटाने के लिए।
- The school raffle raised money for books.
A risky action taken in the hope of gain; the word covers more than tickets.
लाभ की आशा में किया गया जोखिम भरा कार्य; यह शब्द केवल टिकटों से कहीं अधिक को समेटता है।
- Starting a business is a gamble.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: something is a lottery when the result depends entirely on luck.
प्रयोग में जब परिणाम पूरी तरह भाग्य पर निर्भर हो तो उसे lottery कहते हैं।