rafflenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈræf.əl/us/ˈræf.əl/an activity in which people buy tickets with different numbers, some of which are later chosen to win prizes, that is organized in order to make money for a good social purpose:
a raffle ticket/prize
I have never won anything in a raffle.
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Gambling & bookmaking
- ante
- bank
- banker
- bet
- betting
- bookmaker
- cockfight
- dice
- draw
- gaming table
- grab bag
- heads or tails? idiom
- high roller
- juke joint
- lose
- lucky dip
- spin a coin idiom
- stake
- tombola
- toss
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raffleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈræf.əl/us/ˈræf.əl/to offer something as a prize in a raffle:
We are going to raffle off a car for the hospital appeal.
See also
draw
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Miscellaneous games & activities
- air hockey
- bingo
- bungee jumping
- cage diving
- charade
- crossword
- cryptic crossword
- free running
- freestyle football
- Frisbee
- handball
- hangman
- noughts and crosses
- pinball machine
- quoits
- resistance training
- softball
- tiddlywinks
- treasure hunt
- tug of war
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