Definition of raffle

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raf·fle ¹    (rfl) KEY  

NOUN:

A lottery in which a number of persons buy chances to win a prize.

VERB:
raf·fled , raf·fling , raf·fles
VERB:
tr.

To dispose of in a raffle. Often used with off.

VERB:
intr.

To conduct or take part in a raffle.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English rafle, a game using dice, from Old French, act of seizing, dice game, perhaps of Germanic origin

OTHER FORMS:
raffler (Noun)

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