raincheck

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verb

To take a rain check on; to postpone.

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nounraincheck (plural rainchecks)

plural rainchecks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rain check.
verbraincheck (third-person singular simple present rainchecks, present participle rainchecking, simple past and past participle rainchecked)

present singular third person rainchecks · participle present rainchecking · participle past rainchecked · past rainchecked

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo take a rain check on; to postpone.

    Golden Gate Park—check. Line too long for cable car so rainchecking that.

    2019, Anne Marsh, Her Intern: A Hot Billionaire Workplace Romance
    2 more examples

    Jana planted her hands on her hips, rainchecked the promise of allegiance, and continued the challenging stare.

    2018, Lindy Cameron, Redback

    But you can't yet, yeah / Sorry, had to raincheck / Had to freeze the time, read your mind

    2020, “Sunday Best”, in Everything is Beautiful, performed by Princess Nokia

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raincheck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raincheck

MLA

“raincheck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raincheck. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raincheck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raincheck.

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