raffle
raffle Lexical Profile
raffle Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or some of which are subsequently drawn at random, the holder or holders of such tickets winning a prize.
"The elementary school organized a charity raffle to fund new instruments for the music department."
Rubbish, refuse, or a jumble of miscellaneous debris.
"After the renovation, the contractors cleared out a heap of old timber and raffle from the basement."
• verb
To offer or dispose of (something) as a prize in a lottery by selling numbered tickets and drawing a winner at random (often followed by 'off').
"The community center decided to raffle a handmade quilt to raise funds for the winter shelter."
To participate in a raffle or take part in a game of chance for a prize.
"Several guests raffled for the vintage watch at the annual gala."
• Rhymes for raffle
Word Origin & Etymology
Late Middle English, originally denoting a dice game in which the winner was the person who threw three of a kind; borrowed from Old French rafle, meaning 'a dice game' or 'an act of snatching'.