Lottery vs. Raffle

Lotterynoun

A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.

Lotterynoun

(figuratively) An affair of chance.

Lotterynoun

Allotment; a thing allotted.

Lotterynoun

A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of the tickets are blanks.

Lotterynoun

Allotment; thing allotted.

Lotterynoun

something that is regarded as a chance event;

Lotterynoun

players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots

Lottery

A lottery is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery.

Rafflenoun

A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.

Rafflenoun

(obsolete) A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.

Rafflenoun

refuse; rubbish

Raffleverb

(transitive) To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing, often used with off.

Raffleverb

(intransitive) To participate in a raffle.

Rafflenoun

A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them shall become the sole possessor.

Rafflenoun

A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes.

Rafflenoun

Refuse; rubbish; raff.

Raffleverb

To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.

Raffleverb

To dispose of by means of a raffle; - often followed by off; as, to raffle off a horse.

Rafflenoun

a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money

Raffleverb

dispose of in a lottery;

Raffle

A raffle is a gambling competition in which people obtain numbered tickets, each of which has the chance of winning a prize. At a set time, the winners are drawn at random from a container holding a copy of each number.