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rain cheque

Any postponement, especially of an offer.

Etymology:

  • From rain + cheque, originally a voucher issued to baseball fans to allow them to view a later game in case of rain
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Your son can't make it, he says he'll take a rain cheque. - "Rocky Balboa".

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Submitted on February 21, 2010

Additional definitions for 'rain cheque':

rain chequeAny voucher or note issued by a store to allow a customer to get a special or sale price later if an item is out of stock.
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