Vocabulary
Rain Check (postpone)
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2008. 9. 16. 14:13
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rain check
–noun
1. | a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain. |
2. | an offered or requested postponement of an invitation until a more convenient, usually unspecified time: Since you can't join us for dinner, we'll give you a rain check. |
3. | a ticket, coupon, or the like, entitling a customer to purchase at a later date and for the same amount a sale item that is temporarily out of stock. |
Also, raincheck.
[Origin: 1880–85
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.