Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a rain check

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: take a rain check
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To request or accept a rain check (an agreement from a merchant to honor a special offer, temporarily unavailable, after the expiration date).

verb

In social interactions, to request a deferred invitation, as a polite way to turn down an engagement, usually with the implication that one is simply postponing it and another time might be acceptable.

Example Sentences

"I can't go with you to the museum this Saturday, but can I take a rain check?"
""Would you mind if we took a rain check on our trip to Boston today?" Her hair lay spread around the pillow, and he combed it with his fingers, smoothing it around her head."
"If you don't like the news then press eject / Baby Davis, getting older, can't take a rain check"

Inflected Forms

takes a rain check (present, singular) taking a rain check (participle, present) took a rain check (past) taken a rain check (participle, past) take a raincheck (alternative)

Synonyms

raincheck

Questions

What does take a rain check mean?: To request or accept a rain check (an agreement from a merchant to honor a special offer, temporarily unavailable, after the expiration date).

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