Thesaurus: raffle

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1. v. A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them shall become the sole possessor.
2. v. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes.
3. v. i. To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.
4. v. t. To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.
5. n. a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
6. v. dispose of in a lottery
7. 1. A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them shall become the sole possessor. 2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes. [Obs.] Cotgrave. To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch. To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.
8. v:24/n:76 n. a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money v. dispose of in a lottery