Noun

• A lottery in which winning tickets are drawn from a revolving drum.

Exemple

• He had been given no choice in the matter of sharing rooms. Gary and he were drawn out of the tombola together, so together they were.

Noun

• A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
• (obsolete) A game of dice in which the player who throws three of the same number wins all the stakes.

Examples

• He entered a raffle to win a lifetime supply of toothpaste, but he did not win.

Verb

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

Examples

• They raffled off four gift baskets.
• to raffle for a watch