
raffle



raf‧fle /ˈræfəl/ noun [countable]
raffle (also raffle off) verb [transitive]
نوعی بازی قدیمی، لاتار، بخت آزمایی کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsraffle[noun]Synonyms: draw, lottery, sweep, sweepstake
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English DictionaryI. raf‧fle1 /ˈræf
əl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: rafle 'game played with dice']
a competition or game in which people buy numbered tickets and can win prizes:
a woman selling raffle tickets [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. raffle2 (
also raffle off)
verb [transitive] to offer something as a prize in a raffle
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Collocationsraffle noun ADJ. charity VERB + RAFFLE have, hold, organize, run | enter | win | draw The club secretary will now draw the raffle. RAFFLE + NOUN ticket the winning raffle ticket
prize PREP. in a/the ~ I won a bottle of wine in the office Christmas raffle.
~ for He's organizing a raffle for the school playground appeal fund. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲