raffle

/ˈræfl/ noun [C]

Definition

› a competition in which people buy tickets with numbers on them and win a prize if any of their numbers are chosen: raffle tickets

raffle verb [T] › to offer something as a prize in a raffle

(Definition of raffle noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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