Associations to the word «Raffle»

Wiktionary

RAFFLE, noun. A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
RAFFLE, noun. (obsolete) A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.
RAFFLE, verb. (transitive) To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.
RAFFLE, verb. (intransitive) To participate in a raffle.
RAFFLE, noun. Refuse; rubbish

Dictionary definition

RAFFLE, noun. A lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money.
RAFFLE, verb. Dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley