Definitions for raffle
ˈræf əlraf·fle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. raffleverb

   a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money

2. raffle, raffle offverb

   dispose of in a lottery

   "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rafflenoun

   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.

2. raffleverb

   To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.

   They raffled off four gift baskets.

3. Etymology: From rafle, from rafle, raffle, from rafler, of origin, from Old *, from hrapōnan, from (s)kreb(h)-, from (s)ker-. Cognate with raffel, raffen, hreppan.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rafflenoun

   A species of game or lottery, in which many stake a small part of the value of some single thing, in consideration of a chance to gain it.

   Etymology: rafle, Fr. from the verb.

   The toy, brought to Rome in the third triumph of Pompey, being a pair of tables for gaming, made of two precious stones, three foot broad, and four foot long, would have made a fine raffle. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

2. To Raffleverb

   To cast dice for a prize, for which every one lays down a stake.

   Etymology: raffler, to snatch, Fr.

   Letters from Hampstead give me an account, there is a late institution there, under the name of a raffling shop. Tatler.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Raffle

   A raffle is a gambling competition in which people obtain numbered tickets, each of which has the chance of winning a prize. At a set time, the winners are drawn at random from a container holding a copy of each number. The drawn tickets are checked against a collection of prizes with numbers attached to them, and the holder of the ticket wins the prize. The raffle is a popular game in many countries, and is often held to raise funds for a specific charity or event.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. raffle

   A raffle is a competition in which people obtain numbered tickets, each ticket having the chance of winning a prize. The winners are typically chosen at random from a pool of tickets by drawing them out. Raffles are often used as a fundraising or promotional tool.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Raffle

   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. Raffle

   a game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes

3. Raffleverb

   to engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch

4. Raffleverb

   to dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse

5. Etymology: [See Raff, n. & v., and Raffle.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Raffle

   A raffle is a gambling competition in which people obtain numbered tickets, each ticket having the chance of winning a prize. At a set time, the winners are drawn from a container holding a copy of every number. The drawn tickets are checked against a collection of prizes with numbers attached to them, and the holder of the ticket wins the prize. The raffle is a popular game in numerous countries and is often held to raise funds for a specific charity or event.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Raffle

   raf′l, n. a kind of sale by chance or lottery in which the price is subscribed equally by all who hope to win.—v.i. to try a raffle.—n. Raff′ler. [Fr. rafle, a certain game of dice—rafler, to sweep away—Ger. raffeln, freq. of raffen (A.S. reafian), to seize.]

2. Raffle

   raf′l, n. lumber, rubbish. [Cf. Raff (1).]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. raffle

   To entangle; to knot confusedly together.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RAFFLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Raffle is ranked #90853 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Raffle surname appeared 203 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Raffle.
   
   95% or 193 total occurrences were White.
   2.9% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for raffle »

1. farfel

How to pronounce raffle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say raffle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of raffle in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of raffle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of raffle in a Sentence

1. Oregon Rev. Jeremy Lucas:

   This was right after the shootings in Baton Rouge and there was a lot of heat and energy around the issue of guns, i want to live in a world where a girls softball team doesn’t have to raffle off a gun because it’s the quickest way to make money.

2. Yuby Hernandez:

   You could get a movie, two or three serials, six cartoons, a news reel, and a ticket for a raffle all for 25 cents.

3. Yuby Hernandez:

   You could get a movie, two or three serials, six cartoons, a news reel, and a ticket for a raffle all for twenty-five cents.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=raffle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Raffle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=raffle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffle
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raffle
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=raffle
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=raffle
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=raffle
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html