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RAIN CHECK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rain check" is a kind of...):
stub; ticket stub (a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rain check" is a kind of...):
promise (a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)