Arvottava

Arvottava is a Finnish adjective meaning that something can be drawn by lottery or is eligible to be selected in a prize draw. The word is formed from the noun arvonta (draw, lottery) with a participial suffix, and it is used to describe items, entrants, or prizes that will be determined by arvonta rather than by merit or other criteria. In practice, arvottava appears in contexts such as contests, giveaways, or admissions processes where a random draw determines the outcome. For example, a palkinto can be described as arvottava if it will be awarded through a draw, and a sentence such as kaikki hakijat ovat arvottavia indicates that all applicants are eligible for the draw.

In regulatory or procedural language, arvottava helps distinguish elements that are subject to a lottery from those that are not. The term is primarily associated with lottery-related contexts and is not typically used to express valuation or appraisal, which involve a different root and terminology.

Etymology and related terms: arvonta (draw/lottery), arvontaprosessi (lottery process), arpoa (to draw by lot). See also: lottery, raffle, prize draw.