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lucky dip

DEFINITIONS OF: lucky dip

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n a selection or decision purely at random

“their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip
Type of:
random sampling
the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected

n a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random

Type of:
drawing, lottery
players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
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