| 单词 | lottery fund |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslottery fund c. attributive, designating or relating to money raised by a lottery, now esp. a state lottery, and used for charitable or public purposes, as lottery bid, lottery fund, lottery grant, etc.; see also lottery money n. at Compounds 1d, lottery funding n. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1694 W. Gallaway Refl. Mr. Johnson's Notes on Pastoral Let. 40 Almost a Million Voluntarily Advanc'd in two Months on a Lottery Fund. 1715 J. Asgill Abstr. Publick Funds 12 20 Millions on the Perpetual Funds will be discharg'd near about the time of the Expiration of the last Lottery-Funds. 1834 Hazard's Reg. Pennsylvania 16 Aug. 111/1 The revised Constitution disables the legislature from ever making a lottery grant. 1890 Weekly Breeze (Monroeville, Indiana) 25 Dec. When Brazil gets older there may be some hope it will not only cut off churches but schools from lottery revenues. 1932 Times 12 Apr. 13/5 Lottery funds were used for the upkeep of the hospitals. 1958 Financial Times 24 Oct. 8/3 The Commissariat-Général was almost wholly financed by lottery proceeds and a Government lottery bond issue. 1989 D. Morrow & M. Keyes Conc. Hist. Sport in Canada 244 In 1980 a ‘women's program’ was established, funded by lottery revenues. 1993 Times 9 Nov. 31/2 It looks as if the same old crowd that has so comprehensively fouled up current arts policy will also be entrusted with lottery handouts. 1997 Media Week 16 May 3/4 The Department of National Heritage announced one legislative proposal on Wednesday; to introduce a bill redirecting lottery grants. 2014 Chester Chron. (Nexis) 20 Nov. 3 TV viewers are urged to vote for a £50,000 lottery bid for a community café to tackle loneliness and isolation. < as lemmas |
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