raffles

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(raf′əlz)

From the verb raffle: (⇒ conjugate)
raffles is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v 3rd person singular

raf•fles (raf′əlz),USA pronunciation n. (often cap.)

after Raffles, hero of The Amateur Cracksman, by English. west, western. Hornung (1866–1921), English novelist 1925–30

Raf•fles (raf′əlz),USA pronunciation n.

Biographical Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.

raf•fle¹ /ˈræfəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -fled, -fling.
n. [countable]

a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.

to give away (something) in a raffle: [~ + object]raffled items to raise money.[~ + off + object]to raffle off items.[~ + object + off]to raffle them off.

raf•fle¹ (raf′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -fled, -fling.
n.

a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.

v.t.

v.i.

raf′fler, n.

raf•fle² (raf′əl),USA pronunciation n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

raffle /ˈræf^əl/ n

- a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
- (as modifier): a raffle ticket

Etymology: 14th Century (a dice game): from Old French, of obscure originˈraffler n

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