raffle /ˈɹæfl̩/noun 4verb 2forms 3 noun4 •A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.He entered a raffle to win a lifetime supply of toothpaste, but he did not win. •(Philippines) The system by which cases are assigned to judges in multi-sala courts. •(old-fashioned) Refuse; rubbish.the oversurviving raffle of half-green things which the gentle winter has suffered to live •(no longer used) A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes. verb2 •To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing.They raffled off four gift baskets. •To participate in a raffle. formsraffled · raffling · raffles
