"raincheck" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rainchecks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} raincheck (plural rainchecks)
  1. Alternative form of rain check Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rain check
    Sense id: en-raincheck-en-noun-DLiysIt0

Verb [English]

Forms: rainchecks [present, singular, third-person], rainchecking [participle, present], rainchecked [participle, past], rainchecked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} raincheck (third-person singular simple present rainchecks, present participle rainchecking, simple past and past participle rainchecked)
  1. To take a raincheck on; to postpone.
    Sense id: en-raincheck-en-verb-pJvdpCRu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

Inflected forms

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