arpajaiset — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lottery noun A game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
- lotto noun A number-drawing lottery game, or a bingo-like game played with numbered cards.
- raffle noun A fundraising draw in which people buy tickets for a chance to win a prize.
- sweepstake noun A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
Senses
arpajaiset is used for these senses in English:
- art union (Australia, New Zealand) A raffle run to raise money for a charity.
- lottery 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.
- lotto a lottery
- raffle A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
- sweepstake A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
lottery — full definition
- noun A game in which people buy numbered tickets and prizes are awarded to whichever numbers are drawn at random.
- noun Something whose outcome depends entirely on chance rather than effort or skill.