to raffle
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3.3
- verb
- /ˈræfəl/
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- During the fundraiser, the team will raffle off a weekend getaway as the grand prize.
- raffled off prizes
- raffled tickets
- raffling off a car
So I know the food was made in a lecture theatre, but can we raffle the food off too?
- So I know the food was made in a lecture theatre, but can we raffle the food off too?
- But but I mean I'll do it, but we will raffle off one of our lucky subscribers, Harper's personal TikTok account.
Examples
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To help them out, the library is going to raffle off the cat, pumpkin included.
Blog text (16) -
All kinds of things are being raffled off.
Blog text (13) -
Now, you can take this and raffle it off.
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So I know the food was made in a lecture theatre, but can we raffle the food off too?
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On the last day of class, I raffle off different prizes.
Academic text (2004) -
So they ran an essay contest to raffle it off.
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Instead, he raffled off the tickets.
Blog text (19) -
"How come you're raffling off a car now," she asked, "when you're not holding the drawing until April?"
Fiction book (1993) -
He was raffling off the Ford to benefit the shrine.
Fiction book (1993) -
We'll be raffling off an exciting prize this weekend at our "Herbalist's Garden" booth made entirely of reclaimed and recycled materials.
Blog text (26)
Synonyms
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4.1
To offer something as a prize and choose a winner by selling tickets to raise money
Phrasal Verbs
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4.1
To offer something as a prize and choose a winner by selling tickets to raise money
Surface Forms
Etymology
Raffle as a verb comes from the same idea and old word raffen meaning 'to snatch'. So to raffle something is to offer it by chance and let someone 'take' or win it with a ticket.