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raffle
1[ raf-uhl ]
noun
- a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
verb (used with object)
- to dispose of by a raffle (often followed by off ):
to raffle off a watch.
verb (used without object)
- to take part in a raffle.
raffle
2[ raf-uhl ]
noun
- Nautical. a tangle, as of ropes, canvas, etc.
raffle
/ ˈræfəl /
noun
- a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
- ( as modifier )
a raffle ticket
verb
- troften foll byoff to dispose of (goods) in a raffle
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Derived Forms
- ˈraffler, noun
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Other Words From
- raffler noun
- un·raffled adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of raffle1
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Example Sentences
The winners will be drawn on January 8, which makes the raffle tickets the perfect Christmas gift.
Engineers now field questions on Reddit and laboratories raffle off multiday tours to Twitter followers.
And when I took a ticket for a raffle, I hardly counted upon winning this particularly gaudy sofa-cushion.
When I came to the library, the master of the raffle told me it was against all rule to refund a subscription.'
Ultimately Christian laid down his shilling, the raffle began, and the dice went round.
These are the class of gambling practices of which the church bazaar or raffle may be taken as the type.
Raffle, raf′l, n. a kind of sale by chance or lottery in which the price is subscribed equally by all who hope to win.
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