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  • noun Plural form of raffle.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of raffle.

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Examples

  • Prize Pack Sponsor – Donation of merchandise and other items that can be used as prizes at local events in raffles, auctions or competitions to assist our local organizers raise money for Equality Now.

    Become a Global Sponsor in 2010 | Can't Stop the Serenity 2010

  • Then we headed to raffles, which is the really famous hotel.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009

  • I hope you will get the "raffles" question amicably settled.

    Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter Orville Dewey 1838

  • "Mainstream" fundraisers such as raffles, sausage sizzles and garage sales would also be run.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • There were 229 attendees who bowled two games, enjoyed a delicious buffet, participated in many fun events such as raffles, door prizes, silent auction and 50 / 50.

    unknown title 2009

  • Activities such as raffles, auctions, Mitre 10 staff getting their heads shaved, games and special sale items all took place to raise money to literally help build a cure for breast cancer - currently affecting 1 in 8 New Zealand women.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • The members carry out many extra activities such as raffles and food fairs, among others, to be able to pay some expenses of beautifying their neighborhood.

    Kiva Loans 2008

  • Obama 'raffles' off a chance to join him on Election Night …

    It's Magic! 2008

  • The members carry out many extra activities such as raffles and food fairs, among others, to be able to pay some expenses of beautifying their neighborhood.

    Kiva Loans 2008

  • In the fall, residents held raffles to pay for a new state-ordered science laboratory and approved a property-tax increase that had failed twice before.

    Friday Night Lights (Out) Ann Zimmerman 2012

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