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Sati [7]
2 years ago
5

Help help help please Knowing that the small word "lot" is contained in the word "lottery" can help you figure out the meaning o

f lottery. Use a dictionary to find several
meanings for the word "lot." but jot down only those meanings that focus on the idea that something is decided by chance. Use these meanings of
"lot" to help you determine the meaning of "lottery." Write your definition of "lottery" and tell how you figured out the meaning. Refer to the
dictionary again to confirm or revise your definition.
English
1 answer:
zloy xaker [14]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Lottery: (noun)a way in which there is a fortune decided by chance.

After analyzing the different meanings of the lot, we can see that it has two definitions concerning lottery. The first one is that someone or something is chosen by chance. The second one is that it is someone's destiny. After taking these meanings into account, we can conclude the definition of lottery mentioned above.

Explanation:

Once that we have checked the dictionary, we can see that some definitions state that it is a noun used to talk about fate and means of choosing something. Once we have these definitions, we formulate the definition of lottery and compare it with the ones in the dictionary, which are similar since the words share the same root

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