valeosto

== Finnish == === Etymology === vale- (“fake, false”) +‎ osto (“purchase, buy”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑleˣˌosto/, [ˈʋɑ̝le̞ˌ(ʔ)o̞s̠to̞] Rhymes: -osto Syllabification(key): va‧le‧os‧to Hyphenation(key): vale‧osto === Noun === valeosto buy-and-bust operation (undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers) pseudopurchase (offer made by police to buy an object, substance or property that is in a person's unlawful possession) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== valeostaja === Further reading === “valeosto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023