raffle
(noun) a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
raffle, raffle off
(verb) dispose of in a lottery; “We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
raffle (plural raffles)
A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
(obsolete) A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.
raffle (third-person singular simple present raffles, present participle raffling, simple past and past participle raffled)
(transitive) To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.
(intransitive) To participate in a raffle.
raffle (uncountable)
refuse; rubbish
• farfel, laffer
Source: Wiktionary
Raf"fle, n. Etym: [F. rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, fr. rafter to carry or sweep away, rafler tout to sweep stakes; of German origin; cf. G. raffeln to snatch up, to rake. See Raff, v.]
1. A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them shall become the sole possessor.
2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Raf"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Raffling.]
Definition: To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
Raf"fle, v. t.
Definition: To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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