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raffles

noun

Meaning

  1. A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
  2. A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.
  3. To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.
  4. To participate in a raffle.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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