lottery in Finnish
lottery in Finnish is arpajaiset, arvonta, arpapeli — lottery means a game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
lottery in Finnish
arpajaiset
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
arvonta
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
arpapeli
(figuratively) Something decided by chance.
onnenkauppa
(figuratively) Something decided by chance.
onnenpeli
(figuratively) Something decided by chance.
What does "lottery" mean?
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noun A game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
"He won ten thousand dollars in the state lottery."
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noun Something whose outcome depends entirely on chance rather than effort or skill.
"Getting a good seat on the flight felt like a total lottery."
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lottery in a sentence
- He won ten thousand dollars in the state lottery.
- They pooled their money to buy lottery tickets every Friday.
- Getting a good seat on the flight felt like a total lottery.
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What is "lottery" in Finnish?
"lottery" in Finnish is arpajaiset, arvonta, arpapeli. lottery means: A game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
How do you use "lottery" in a sentence?
Example: "He won ten thousand dollars in the state lottery." In Finnish, "lottery" is arpajaiset, arvonta, arpapeli.
Are there other ways to say "lottery" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 5 translations listed for "lottery": arpajaiset, arvonta, arpapeli, onnenkauppa, onnenpeli.
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