Raffles

v. hold a lottery, hold a prize drawing

n. lottery, prize drawing; trash, rubbish, garbage

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (July 6, 1781 –  July 5, 1826) was the founder of the city of Singapore (now the Republic of Singapore), and is one of the most famous Britons who expanded the British Empire.
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Noun
1. British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
(synonym) Sir Thomas Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
(hypernym) administrator, executive

Noun
1. a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
(hypernym) lottery, drawing
(derivation) raffle off
Verb
1. dispose of in a lottery; "We raffled off a trip to the Bahamas"
(synonym) raffle off
(hypernym) give, gift, present

ESTRAE A SORTE. PARTECIPA A LOTTERIA. RIFIUTI. RESTI. LOTTERIE