Definition of a raincheck

raincheck

noun

• a promise that something will happen in the future.

  I can't go to dinner this weekend. Can I take a raincheck?

  Sorry, I'm not able to come tonite. Have a raincheck?

  Last edited on May 12 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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