loteriecommon nounSyllable DecompositionloterieEtymologyexpandDefinitions1. A type of game of chance where bets are placed and tickets bearing numbers are received: the one or those of these numbers that come up when the draw takes place, give the right to a prize, to the ownership of an object.expandFaire une loterie.Tirer une loterie.Mettre une montre, un tableau en loterie.Gagner, perdre à la loterie.Billet de loterie.Le tirage de la loterie.Le numéro gagnant de la loterie.Loteries de bienfaisance.2. A kind of bank established by some governments, in which individuals make bets and have the chance of winning more or less considerable sums, or risk losing their money.in particularexpandLa loterie royale de France fut supprimée en 1836.3. A matter of chance.figurativeexpandLa santé, c'est une loterie.PluralloteriesTranslationsgerman:Tombolaenglish:raffledanish:lotterispanish:loteríadutch:verlotingportuguese:rifaswedish:lotteriturkish:piyango