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noun / verb

raffle

RAF-ul/ˈræfl/

A lottery in which ticket holders can win prizes.

The organizer draws a raffle ticket beside the prize basket.

A raffle organizer draws a numbered ticket from a transparent drum of tickets beside a ribboned prize basket, while a participant checks her matching ticket.
Etymology
raffleOld Frenchdice game

The ancestor meant a dice game, and English first used the word for that game or a throw of dice. It later named a lottery in which paid chances determine who receives a prize.

In context

UQ PSYC1030x Intro to Dev'l, Soc & Clin Psychology4:02
I’m selling raffle tickets for my high school back home to build a new gym. The tickets cost 25cents each and the prize is a new Corvette.
UQx PSYC1030.1x 3-2-1 Reciprocation

More examples

  • They raffled a quilt.
  • Several raffles raised money.
  • The club is raffling a bicycle.

Forms

raffle · raffles · raffled · raffling

Similar words

lottery
The broader prize-by-chance system.
drawing
The act of selecting a winning ticket.