I. raf ‧ fle 1 /ˈræf ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: rafle 'game played with dice' ]
a competition or game in which people buy numbered tickets and can win prizes:
a woman selling raffle tickets
II. raffle 2 BrE AmE ( also raffle off ) verb [transitive]
to offer something as a prize in a raffle