raffle
nounUK /ˈræf.əl/
US /ˈræf.əl/
A raffle is a game where people buy tickets and one ticket wins a prize.
She bought five tickets for the raffle at the school fair.
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2. A raffle can also mean the act of giving away something as a prize in such a draw.
The club held a raffle of a new bicycle to raise money.
3. As a verb, to raffle means to offer something as a prize in a lottery.
They raffled a basket of fruit to help the animal shelter.
4. In old use, raffle can mean worthless rubbish or trash.
The attic was full of old raffle no one wanted.