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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrifa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʁi.fɐ
"Ela ganhou o primeiro prêmio na rifa da igreja."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or more of which are subsequently drawn at random, the holder or holders of such tickets winning a prize.
"The charity organization held a raffle to raise funds for the new community center."
- 1
To dispose of an item by means of a raffle.
"They decided to raffle off a brand new bicycle to support the local animal shelter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle French 'raffle', meaning a game of dice, which stems from Old French 'raffler' (to sweep away, snatch, or plunder), of Germanic origin related to Old High German 'hreffan'. Historically, the meaning evolved from a gambling dice game into a modern fundraising lottery where tickets are sold for a chance to win a prize.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Raffle" is said worldwide
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loterie
Transliteration: lo.tʁi
"Nous avons organisé une loterie pour collecter des fonds."
Tombola
Transliteration: ˈtɔmboːla
"Auf dem Sommerfest gab es eine Tombola mit tollen Preisen."
lotteria
Transliteration: lot.teˈri.a
"Hanno organizzato una lotteria per beneficenza."
rifa
Transliteration: ˈri.fa
"Compré un boleto para la rifa del coche nuevo."
rifa
Transliteration: ˈʁi.fɐ
"Ela ganhou o primeiro prêmio na rifa da igreja."
लॉटरी
Transliteration: lotari
"स्कूल के समारोह में एक लॉटरी का आयोजन किया गया था।"
抽奖
Transliteration: chōujiǎng
"我们在晚会上举行了一场抽奖活动。"
추첨
Transliteration: chucham
"자선 행사를 위해 복권 추첨이 열렸습니다."
福引き
Transliteration: fukubiki
"商店街の福引きで温泉旅行が当たりました。"
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