- rain check
n. (AE)
offer to accept an invitation at a later dateto take a rain check on
* * *['reɪntʃek](AE) ['offer to accept an invitation at a later date'] to take a rain check on
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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Rain check — may refer to:General*Rain check, a new ticket for the make up game, if a baseball game is started but does not reach the point of becoming official *Rain check, (US English) an agreement to provide to a customer an item that a merchant has run… … Wikipedia
rain check — rain checks 1) PHRASE: PHR after v If you say you will take a rain check on an offer or suggestion, you mean that you do not want to accept it now, but you might accept it at another time. I was planning to ask you in for a brandy, but if you… … English dictionary
rain check — rain ,check noun count AMERICAN a piece of paper you can use to buy something later that is not available at the moment a. a ticket for a sports game that you can use again if rain stops the game b. take a rain check (on something) SPOKEN used… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rain check — ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a ticket given for later use when an outdoor event is interrupted or postponed by rain. ● take a rain check Cf. ↑take a rain check … English terms dictionary
rain check — n 1.) take a rain check (on sth) informal especially AmE used to say that you will do something in the future but not now ▪ Care for a drink? I ll take a rain check, thanks. 2.) AmE a ticket for an outdoor event, such as a sports game, that you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rain check — rain′ check or rain′check n. 1) an offered or requested postponement of an invitation until a more convenient, usu. unspecified time 2) cvb a voucher entitling a customer to purchase at a later date and for the same price a sale item that is… … From formal English to slang
rain check — ☆ rain check n. 1. the stub of a ticket to a ballgame or other outdoor event, entitling the holder to be admitted at a future date if the original event is rained out 2. an offer to renew or defer an unaccepted invitation or offer 3. a coupon,… … English World dictionary
rain check — noun 1. a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future • Hypernyms: ↑promise 2. a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain • Hypernyms: ↑stub, ↑ticket stub… … Useful english dictionary
rain check — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rain check : singular rain check plural rain checks mainly American a) a piece of paper that you can use to buy something later that is not available at the moment b) a ticket for a sports game that you can use … English dictionary
rain check — A postponement. When an unscheduled conflict arises many Americans will apologize saying, “ I’ll have to take a rain check.” Businesses also offer rain checks to customers when they have run out of something. The rain check promises to allow the … American business jargon
rain check — {n.} 1. A special free ticket to another game or show which will be given in place of one canceled because of rain. * /When the drizzle turned into a heavy rain the manager announced that the baseball game would be replayed the next day. He told… … Dictionary of American idioms
