raffle
part of speech
noun (a raffle, raffles); verb (raffle, raffles, raffled, raffling)
meaning for a pupil
1) A way of raising money where people buy numbered tickets and winning tickets are drawn to get prizes. tree →
2) (verb) To offer something as a raffle prize. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life schools, clubs and churches hold raffles at fairs and fêtes to raise money for charity. In maths it is a classic probability problem: if 100 tickets are sold and you buy 5, your chance of winning the one prize is 5 in 100. Phrases: raffle ticket, win a raffle, hold a raffle, raffle prize.
examples
- I bought three raffle tickets at the school fair. tree →
- Gran won a hamper in the raffle. tree →
- The club raffled a bike to raise money. tree →
- The raffle will be drawn at four o'clock. tree →
- Tickets cost £1 each, or five for £4. tree →
- If 200 tickets are sold and I have 4, my chance is 4 out of 200. tree →
note
Countable. A raffle is a kind of lottery, but small and local. In probability problems, the chance of winning = your tickets ÷ all tickets sold (for one prize).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «raffle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.