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RAFFLE OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does raffle off mean? 

RAFFLE OFF (verb)
  The verb RAFFLE OFF has 1 sense:

1. dispose of in a lotteryplay

  Familiarity information: RAFFLE OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RAFFLE OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Dispose of in a lottery

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

raffle; raffle off

Context example:

We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas

Hypernyms (to "raffle off" is one way to...):

gift; give; present (give as a present; make a gift of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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