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raffled

Meanings

  • an event where tickets are sold for a chance to win a prize

    - "In the raffle, tickets were sold for $5 each. The winner was drawn at random and won a new car."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with raffled
dazzled , muddled , puzzled , frazzled , mazed , labyrinthine , ransacked , plundered , pillaged , despoiled , raped , defiled , corrupted , contaminated , adulterated , misrepresented , falsified , counterfeited , forged , duplicated , imitated , mocked , spoofed , lampooned , satirized , parodied , pastiched , collaged , montaged , mosaicked , quilted , embroidered , cross-stitched , beaded , knitted , crocheted , tatted , rug hooked , macrame , felting , papier-mâché , clay modeling , glass blowing , wood carving , stone sculpting , metalworking , jewelry making , pottery , ceramics , enameling , calligraphy , illumination , drawing , painting , printmaking , photography , filmmaking , video production , animation , virtual reality , augmented reality , mixed reality , holography , 3D printing , robotics , artificial intelligence , machine learning , natural language processing , computer vision , image recognition , speech recognition , text-to-speech , voice recognition , and other related technologies.
Variants
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raffle , raffled , raffles , raffling
Forms
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The 'raffled' can take various forms such as a noun, a verb, a gerund, a past participle, an infinitive, and a participle phrase.

Etymology
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originally, 'raffled' comes from the Old French word 'raffler', meaning 'to mix up, to shuffle'.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the term 'raffled' comes from the Old French word 'raffler', meaning 'to mix up, to shuffle'?nDid you know that the first recorded 'raffled' event took place in Italy in the late 15th century, where the practice was used to help raise funds for various charitable causes and public works projects?nDid you know that the odds of winning a 'raffled' prize depend on the number of tickets sold and the number of prizes to be given away, and that the larger the number of tickets sold and the smaller the number of prizes to be given away, the better the odds of winning a prize?nDid you know that the practice of 'raffling' tickets or items to raise funds for charitable causes or public works projects is still widely used today, and that many organizations and communities rely on the proceeds from 'raffled' events to help fund their important work and make a positive impact on the world?

Related Concepts
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  1. Lottery: A type of 'raffled' event where participants purchase tickets with unique numbers and have a chance to win a prize based on the numbers drawn.

  2. Gambling: An activity where people risk their money or other valuable possessions on the outcome of a game or event, such as a 'raffled' event or a lottery.

  3. Chance: A situation where an outcome is uncertain and depends on the occurrence of an event or a series of events, such as the drawing of numbers in a 'raffled' event or the roll of dice in a gambling game.

  4. Fate: A concept that refers to the predetermined course of events that cannot be changed or influenced by human actions, such as the will of the gods in ancient mythology or the unavoidable outcome of a 'raffled' event based on the numbers drawn.

  5. Probability: A concept that refers to the likelihood or chance that an event or outcome will occur, such as the chance of drawing a specific number in a 'raffled' event or the likelihood of rolling a specific number on a die in a gambling game.

  6. Statistics: A branch of mathematics that deals with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data, such as numerical data, categorical data, time-series data, and spatial data, to help inform and make decisions based on the data.

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