rain check

noun

Definition of rain check

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.

Recent Examples on the Web As a result, the postcard said, those who spent $75 or more during the November open house would need to bring in the postcard or an earlier postcard offer to receive a rain check to pick up a free gift from Dec. 13 through Dec. 24. — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2021 Take a rain check on an investment or money-making scheme. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 29 June 2021 The glitchy first night — power problems, a producer explained to disappointed guests, sent home with a rain check — was corrected by the following evening. — Washington Post, 17 June 2021 Stay home and take a rain check on a social invitation. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2020 Take a rain check on amorous activities and avoid mix-ups and misunderstandings. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2020 Take a rain check on a party or gathering that could become tiresome. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your determination to succeed may be in high gear. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2020 Postpone major purchases and take a rain check on social outings. — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2020 Des Moines: Hold the pork chop on a stick and get a butter cow rain check. — USA TODAY, 13 June 2020

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26 Nov 2021

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“Rain check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20check. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.

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rain check

noun

English Language Learners Definition of rain check

: a ticket given to people so that they can go to another event (such as a baseball game) if the one they were watching or planning to go to is canceled or stopped because of rain

: a promise to allow someone to buy or do something in the future because it is not possible to buy or do it now

See the full definition for rain check in the English Language Learners Dictionary