to raffle off
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to raffle off
To give something to someone through a lottery procedure or a random drawing. The winners are determined by chance.
Bei der Tombola wird als Hauptpreis ein Auto verlost.
At the raffle, a car is being raffled off as the grand prize.
'Verlosen' (to raffle off) is an inseparable verb. It is derived from 'das Los' (a ticket for a lottery). The prefix 'ver-' here expresses that something is distributed or given away through an action.
Der Radiosender verlost jeden Morgen Konzertkarten.
The radio station raffles off concert tickets every morning.
The prize that is being raffled off is in the accusative. The group among whom it is raffled off is often named with the preposition 'unter' + dative plural.
Das Unternehmen verloste eine Reise unter allen Mitarbeitern.
The company raffled off a trip among all employees.
This verb belongs to a word family around games of chance: 'das Los' (the ticket), 'die Losung' (the drawn word/sign), and 'die Verlosung' (the raffle/event).
Für die Tombola wurden tausend Lose verkauft.
A thousand raffle tickets were sold for the raffle.
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'ziehen' and 'verlosen' can both have to do with chance and prizes. 'ziehen' describes the individual action: for example, you take a ticket, a number, or a card from a set. 'verlosen' describes the whole process in which a prize is given to someone by chance. So you can draw a ticket, and as a result a prize is raffled off. Learners may confuse the words because tickets are often drawn in a raffle. If you mean the action involving the ticket, 'ziehen' fits. If you mean that a prize goes to a winner, 'verlosen' fits.
Der Verein verlost am Ende der Veranstaltung drei Fahrräder.
The club raffles off three bicycles at the end of the event.
Herr Klein zieht im Garten eine Nummer aus der kleinen Box.
Mr. Klein draws a number from the small box in the garden.