declined the invitation to dinner, but asked for a rain check.
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raincheck — also rain check, 1884; see RAIN (Cf. rain) + CHECK (Cf. check) (n.). Originally of tickets to rained out baseball games … Etymology dictionary
raincheck — /ˈreɪntʃɛk/ (say raynchek) noun 1. US a ticket for future use given to spectators at a baseball game, sports meeting, etc., which has been stopped by rain. 2. an undertaking by a retailer to supply a customer with a product currently out of stock …
raincheck — rainˈcheck noun (US) A ticket for future use given to spectators when a game or a sports meeting is cancelled or stopped because of bad weather (take a raincheck (on) (informal; orig US) to promise to accept an invitation (for) at a later date) • … Useful english dictionary
raincheck — postponement; ticket which can be used at another time in the event of a postponement; invitation for another time … English contemporary dictionary
raincheck — дождевой билет для клиентов гольф клуба или теннисного корта … English-Russian travelling dictionary
take a raincheck — If you take a rain check, you decline an offer now, suggesting you will accept it later. ( Raincheck is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
take a raincheck — vb to accept a postponement, put some thing off to a future date. An American ism which entered international English in the mid 1970s. The raincheck in question was originally a ticket stub entitling the holder to entry to a ball game at some… … Contemporary slang
take a raincheck — If you take a rain check, you decline an offer now, suggesting you will accept it later. ( Raincheck is also used.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take a raincheck — ( ● rain … Useful english dictionary
take a raincheck — (Slang) postpone … English contemporary dictionary
