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takes a rain check

takes a rain check is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take a rain check.

Meaning of take a rain check

Verb

take a rain check (third-person singular simple present takes a rain check, present participle taking a rain check, simple past took a rain check, past participle taken a rain check)

  1. To request or accept a rain check (an agreement from a merchant to honor a special offer, temporarily unavailable, after the expiration date).
  2. (figuratively) 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.
    • I can't go with you to the museum this Saturday, but can I take a rain check?
    Synonyms:
    raincheck

Questions about takes a rain check

What is takes a rain check the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes a rain check is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take a rain check.

Words near takes a rain check in the dictionary

  1. takes a pill
  2. takes a piss
  3. takes a pitch
  4. takes a powder
  5. takes a pull
  6. takes a rain check
  7. takes a raincheck
  8. takes a reef in
  9. takes a ride to Tyburn
  10. takes a risk
  11. takes a run at

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