rain check
noun
1
: a ticket stub good for a later performance when the scheduled one is rained out
2
: an assurance of a deferred extension of an offer
especially
: a document assuring that a customer can take advantage of a sale later if the item or service offered is not available (as by being sold out)
Examples of rain check in a Sentence
The store offered rain checks when the sale items had all sold.
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Of course, your butt is also well within its right to rain check.
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Matt Baume, Them, 30 Nov. 2024
Jose Cuervo: If rain puts a damper on your Labor Day weekend party, the tequila brand might give you a $50 rain check.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Aug. 2024
Prepare to call a rain check on any pending invitations or group gatherings.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024
The park does not offer Sunshine Passes (rain checks) or refunds under these circumstances.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2024
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Matt Baume, Them, 30 Nov. 2024
Jose Cuervo: If rain puts a damper on your Labor Day weekend party, the tequila brand might give you a $50 rain check.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Aug. 2024
Prepare to call a rain check on any pending invitations or group gatherings.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024
The park does not offer Sunshine Passes (rain checks) or refunds under these circumstances.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for rain check
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“Rain check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20check. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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