raffle

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/ˈɹæfl̩/

noun 4verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

charity

VERB + RAFFLE

have, hold, organize, run | enter | win

draw

They drew the raffle at the end of the charity event last night.

RAFFLE + NOUN

ticket

She bought a raffle ticket at the school fundraiser and couldn't believe she won first prize.

prize

PREP

in a/the ~

She entered three tickets in the school raffle hoping to win a bicycle.

~ for

They held a raffle for charity and sold hundreds of tickets in just one week.

Definitions

noun

A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.

He entered a raffle to win a lifetime supply of toothpaste, but he did not win.

The raffle was a big success—too big, in fact.

A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.

The system by which cases are assigned to judges in multi-sala courts.

verb

To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing.

They raffled off four gift baskets.

To participate in a raffle.

to raffle for a watch

noun

Refuse; rubbish.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He entered a raffle to win a lifetime supply of toothpaste, but he did not win.

Wiktionary

The raffle was a big success—too big, in fact.

Wiktionary

They raffled off four gift baskets.

Wiktionary

to raffle for a watch

Wiktionary

Have you bought a raffle ticket yet?

Tatoeba · #640834

Did Tom buy a raffle ticket?

Tatoeba · #3150838

Usage Notes

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In some senses, raffle is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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