raincheck

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raincheck

(ˈreɪnˌtʃɛk)

1. (General Sporting Terms) US and Canadian a ticket stub for a baseball or other game that allows readmission on a future date if the event is cancelled because of rain

2. the deferral of acceptance of an offer, esp a voucher issued to a customer wishing to purchase a sale item that is temporarily out of stock, enabling him or her to buy it at the special price when next the item is available

3. take a raincheck informal to accept the postponement of an offer

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Translations

raincheck

[ˈreɪnˌtʃɛk] n I'll take a raincheck (Am) (fam) → sarà per un'altra volta

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Excellent service recovery (a sales clerk offering a substitute item instead of a raincheck for an out-of-stock item, a free takeout dinner to compensate for an overcooked dinner that was recently purchased)