raffle
1a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
to dispose of by a raffle (often followed by off): to raffle off a watch.
to take part in a raffle.
Origin of raffle
1Other words from raffle
- raffler, noun
- un·raf·fled, adjective
How to use raffle in a sentence
But raffling off gifts in exchange for website signups is, somehow, perfectly legal.
‘Blow Your Balls Off’ Senate Candidate Wants to Give Away a Free Car | Olivia Nuzzi | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGreg Brophy, a candidate for governor in Colorado is raffling off guns in exchange for website signups.
‘Blow Your Balls Off’ Senate Candidate Wants to Give Away a Free Car | Olivia Nuzzi | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI've often taken as much as a pound's worth of tickets for a five-pound note that some priest was raffling in aid of a new chapel.
Hyacinth | George A. BirminghamFairs for the founding of hospitals, schools and churches, conducted on the raffling system, come under the same denomination.
The Abominations of Modern Society | Rev. T. De Witt TalmageThis game was devised to take the place of raffling, which was voted out of date.
Bright Ideas for Entertaining | Mrs. Herbert B. Linscott
The “raffling,” combined with the “rum”—which was now also meted out—produced for some time a noisy excitement.
Ran Away to Sea | Mayne ReidBut even though he marked it down to a dime, none would buy, so he announced his intention of raffling it off.
Tom Slade | Percy K. Fitzhugh
British Dictionary definitions for raffle
/ (ˈræfəl) /
a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
(as modifier): a raffle ticket
(tr often foll by off) to dispose of (goods) in a raffle
Origin of raffle
1Derived forms of raffle
- raffler, noun
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