'Raffle' definitions:
Definition of 'raffle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
verb
Dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas" [syn: raffle, raffle off]
Definition of 'Raffle'
From: GCIDE
- Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"f'l), n. [See Raff, n. & v., and Raffle.] Refuse; rubbish; raff. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Raffle'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Raffle'
From: GCIDE
- Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. t. To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Raffle'
From: GCIDE
- Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"f'l), n. [F. rafle; faire rafle to sweep stakes, fr. rafler to carry or sweep away, rafler tout to sweep stakes; of German origin; cf. G. raffeln to snatch up, to rake. See Raff, v.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'raffle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bingo,
- call,
- cast lots,
- class lottery,
- cut lots,
- cut the cards,
- draft lottery,
- draw,
- draw lots,
- draw straws,
- drawing,
- gamble,
- game,
- grab bag,
- interest lottery,
- keno,
- lot,
- lottery,
- lotto,
- match coins,
- number lottery,
- numbers pool,
- play,
- play at dice,
- play the ponies,
- raffle off,
- shoot craps,
- speculate,
- sport,
- sweep,
- sweepstake,
- sweepstakes,
- tombola,
- tontine,
- toss