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Events intended to raise money
Plural for a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets drawn at random for a prize
“We held a raffle to support our local cat rescue organization and gave away a variety of prizes.”
Plural for unwanted or unusable material, substances, or by-products
“The Hugli once rose and played with men and ships till the Strand Road was littered with the raffle and the carcasses of big ships.”
Plural for a risky action undertaken with the hope of success
Plural for an act of betting a sum of money, or the sum of money used to bet
To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing
“I managed to get seventy-five gifts to raffle off including shows in various theaters, baseball games, restaurants, wall art, jewelry, etc.”
To randomly draw a selected person, typically a winner for a gift, prize or award
“You can choose to donate back the prize, but unless they can use it at an event, they're going to just raffle it, again.”
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