- a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
- (as modifier): a raffle ticket
- (transitive) often followed by off: to dispose of (goods) in a raffle
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
raf•fle1 /ˈræfəl/USA pronunciation
n., v., -fled, -fling.
n. [countable]
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
v.
- to give away (something) in a raffle: [~ + object]raffled items to raise money.[~ + off + object]to raffle off items.[~ + object + off]to raffle them off.
raf•fle1
(raf′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -fled, -fling.
n.
v.t.
v.i.
raf′fler, n.
raf•fle2 (raf′əl),USA pronunciation n.
n.
- a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
v.t.
- to dispose of by a raffle (often fol. by off):to raffle off a watch.
v.i.
- to take part in a raffle.
- Middle French, derivative of rafler to snatch; compare raff
- Middle English rafle dice game 1350–1400
raf•fle2 (raf′əl),USA pronunciation n.
- rubbish.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa tangle, as of ropes, canvas, etc.
- raff + -le 1790–1800
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raffle /ˈræfəl/ n
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