(raffle)
11raffle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ charity VERB + RAFFLE ▪ have, hold, organize, run (esp. BrE) ▪ The office is holding a raffle to raise money for the local hospital …
12Raffle — A raffle is a competition in which people buy numbered tickets. Originating in southern Italy, it is a popular game in numerous countries, and is often held to raise funds for a specific event, charity or occasion.The raffle involves many people… …
13raffle — I UK [ˈræf(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms raffle : singular raffle plural raffles a competition in which you win a prize if the number on your ticket is the same as the number on the prize II UK [ˈræf(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms …
14raffle — {{11}}raffle (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. rafle dice game, also plundering, perhaps from a Germanic source (Cf. M.Du. raffel dice game, O.Fris. hreppa to move, O.N. hreppa to reach, get, Ger. raffen to snatch away, sweep off ), from P.Gmc. *khrap… …
15raffle — n. 1) to hold a raffle 2) a raffle for * * * [ ræf(ə)l] a raffle for to hold a raffle …
16raffle — raf|fle1 S3 [ˈræfəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: rafle game played with dice ] a competition or game in which people buy numbered tickets and can win prizes ▪ a woman selling raffle tickets raffle 2 raffle2 also raffle off v …
17raffle — raf|fle1 [ ræfl ] noun count a competition in which you win a prize if the number on your ticket is the same as the number on the prize raffle raf|fle 2 [ ræfl ] verb transitive raffle or raffle off to offer something as a prize in a raffle …
18raffle — /ˈræfəl / (say rafuhl) noun 1. a lottery in which the prizes are usually goods rather than money. –verb (raffled, raffling) –verb (t) Also, raffle off. 2. to dispose of by a raffle: to raffle off a watch. –verb (i) 3. to take part in a raffle.… …
19raffle — I. verb (raffled; raffling) Date: circa 1680 intransitive verb to engage in a raffle transitive verb to dispose of by means of a raffle < raffle off a turkey > II. noun Etymology: Middle English rafle …
20raffle — raffle1 raffler, n. /raf euhl/, n., v., raffled, raffling. n. 1. a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize. v.t. 2. to dispose of by a raffle (often fol. by off): to raffle off a watch. v.i. 3. to take… …
