noun
Uncommon
raffle
RAFL
Raffle (noun) means a fundraising draw in which people buy tickets for a chance to win a prize. Example: “She won a bottle of champagne in the school raffle.”
noun
1
A fundraising draw in which people buy tickets for a chance to win a prize.
"She won a bottle of champagne in the school raffle."
"We sold two hundred raffle tickets to raise money for the shelter."
verb
1
To give away something as the prize in a raffle.
"The club is raffling off a signed football shirt."
How to use raffle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA game of chance where ticket-holders compete for a prize, usually to raise money for charity.
Common pairings
enter a raffle
raffle ticket
win the raffle
raffle off a prize
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Word forms
- Plural
- raffles
- Third person singular
- raffles
- Past tense
- raffled
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Etymology
From Old French rafle, a dice game (also meaning "plundering"), from a verb meaning "to snatch or seize" — related to the idea of grabbing a prize by chance.
Synonyms
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raffle off
Rhymes for raffle
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What does “raffle” mean?
The word “raffle” means a fundraising draw in which people buy tickets for a chance to win a prize. In plain terms, a game of chance where ticket-holders compete for a prize, usually to raise money for charity.
How do you pronounce “raffle”?
“Raffle” is pronounced RAFL (/ˈɹæfl̩/ in IPA).
How do you use “raffle” in a sentence?
Here is “raffle” used in a sentence: “She won a bottle of champagne in the school raffle.”
What part of speech is “raffle”?
Depending on how it is used, “raffle” can be a noun and a verb.
Where does the word “raffle” come from?
The word “raffle” comes from Old French. From Old French rafle, a dice game (also meaning "plundering"), from a verb meaning "to snatch or seize" — related to the idea of grabbing a prize by chance.
Is “raffle” a common word?
“Raffle” is an uncommon word in modern English.
How many meanings does “raffle” have?
“Raffle” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a fundraising draw in which people buy tickets for a chance to win a prize.
