Meanings
proverb
- Whoever finds something is allowed to keep it.
Synonyms: finders, keepers; losers, weepers
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbWhoever finds something is allowed to keep it.
Translations
Arabic من سبق لبق
- من سبق لبقwhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Esperanto getrovantoj, gegardantoj
- getrovantoj, gegardantojwhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Finnish löytäjä saa pitää, löytäjä pitää
- löytäjä saa pitääwhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
- löytäjä pitääwhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
French trouver, c’est garder, qui trouve garde
- trouver, c’est garderwhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
- qui trouve gardewhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
German wer's findet, darf's behalten
- wer's findet, darf's behaltenwhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Hebrew כָּל הַקּוֹדֵם זוֹכֶה
- כָּל הַקּוֹדֵם זוֹכֶה (kol haqodém zoché)whoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Hungarian (minden) azé, aki megtalálja
- (minden) azé, aki megtaláljawhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Icelandic sá á fund sem finnur
- sá á fund sem finnurwhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Irish an té a fuair is dó is cóir (é)
- an té a fuair is dó is cóir (é)whoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Italian chi lo trova se lo tiene chi lo perde lo rimpiange
- chi lo trova se lo tiene chi lo perde lo rimpiangewhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Norwegian Bokmål finner'n er vinner'n (finneren er vinneren)
- finner'n er vinner'n (finneren er vinneren)whoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Polish znalezione, nie kradzione
- znalezione, nie kradzionewhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Portuguese achado não é roubado
- achado não é roubadowhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Russian Что упало, то пропало.
- Что упало, то пропало. (Što upalo, to propalo.)whoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Swedish den som tar den får den
- den som tar den får denwhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
Turkish kim bulduysa onundur, mal bulanındır
- kim bulduysa onundurwhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
- mal bulanındırwhoever finds something is allowed to keep it
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APA
finders, keepers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finders%2C%20keepers
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“finders, keepers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finders%2C%20keepers. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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