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raf·fle 1
(răf′əl)n.
A lottery in which a number of persons buy chances to win a prize.
v. raf·fled, raf·fling, raf·fles
v.tr.
To dispose of in a raffle. Often used with off.
v.intr.
To conduct or take part in a raffle.
[Middle English rafle, a game using dice, from Old French, act of seizing, dice game, perhaps of Germanic origin.]
raf′fler n.
raf·fle 2
(răf′əl)n.
Rubbish; debris.
[Probably from French rafle, act of seizing, from Old French; see raffle1.]
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raffle
(ˈræfəl)n
a. a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
b. (as modifier): a raffle ticket.
vb
(often foll by: off) to dispose of (goods) in a raffle
[C14 (a dice game): from Old French, of obscure origin]
ˈraffler n
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raf•fle1
(ˈræf əl)n., v. -fled, -fling. n.
1. a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
v.t. 2. to dispose of by a raffle (often fol. by off).
v.i. 3. to take part in a raffle.
[1350–1400; rafle dice game < Middle French, derivative of rafler to snatch]
raf•fle2
(ˈræf əl)n.
1. rubbish.
2. a tangle, as of nautical ropes or canvas.
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Raffle
a jangle or tangle; a rabble, raff, or riff-raff of persons or things.Examples: raffle of conversation, 1891; of cords; of intorted cordage, 1892; of flying drapery; of knaves, 1486; of priests and friars, 1670; of spars.
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raffle
Past participle: raffled
Gerund: raffling
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| Noun | 1. |  raffle - a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money |
| Verb | 1. | raffle - dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas" |
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raffle
noun draw, lottery, ballot, sweepstake, tombola, sweep There will be more great prizes to be won in our latest raffle.
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Translations
نَوْعٌ مِنَ اليانصيبيانَصيب لِجَمْع التَّبَرُّعاتيُجْري يانَصيباً على جائِزَةٍ مُعَيَّنَه
tomboladát do tomboly
lotterilotteri-udlodde
arpajaiset
lutrija
kisorsol
hafa sem verîlaun í hlutaveltuhlutavelta
富くじ
래플
paleisti į loteriją
izlozētlaimētloterija, izlozeloterijas-
dať do tomboly
lotteri
çekilişeşya piyangosueşya piyangosuna koymak
xổ số có giải bằng hiện vật
raffle
[ˈræfl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
raffle
[ˈræfəl] n → tombola f
vt → mettre en jeu dans une tombolaraffle ticket n → billet m de tombola
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
raffle
(ˈrӕfl) noun a way of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or more of which win a prize. I won this doll in a raffle; (also adjective) raffle tickets.
verb to give as the prize in a raffle. They raffled a bottle of whisky to raise money for cancer research.
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raffle
→ نَوْعٌ مِنَ اليانصيب tombola lotteri Tombola λοταρία rifa arpajaiset tombola lutrija lotteria 富くじ 래플 loterij tombola loteria sorteio лотерея lotteri การขายตั๋วจับฉลากที่มีสิ่งของเป็นรางวัลมากกว่าเงิน çekiliş xổ số có giải bằng hiện vật 抽彩售货Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009