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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Unable to travel due to personal reasons, and preferring to engage with workshop participants in a more direct way, the filmmaker will take a rain check, promising to return, in person, for a subsequent edition.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Nov. 2023
In some cases, taking a rain check on one aspect might be the choice that feels best for you.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Aug. 2023
Now, Seligman has returned to Austin to cash the rain check with a new comedy, which trades the claustrophobia of their debut for a much broader blast of chaos.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
With all that has happened in the crypto space over the last year, Wall Street would be excused for wanting to take a rain check on digital-assets.
—Janet Babin, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
This year’s telecast is — so far — set to make good on that rain check and actually broadcast from the arena in Brooklyn, though it’s believed that producers are still evaluating options about what kind of crowd the live event might play to.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Aug. 2021
As more buyers take a rain check, the housing market correction only gets more intense.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 30 July 2022
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
Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Nov. 2023
In some cases, taking a rain check on one aspect might be the choice that feels best for you.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Aug. 2023
Now, Seligman has returned to Austin to cash the rain check with a new comedy, which trades the claustrophobia of their debut for a much broader blast of chaos.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
With all that has happened in the crypto space over the last year, Wall Street would be excused for wanting to take a rain check on digital-assets.
—Janet Babin, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
This year’s telecast is — so far — set to make good on that rain check and actually broadcast from the arena in Brooklyn, though it’s believed that producers are still evaluating options about what kind of crowd the live event might play to.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Aug. 2021
As more buyers take a rain check, the housing market correction only gets more intense.
—Lance Lambert, Fortune, 30 July 2022
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
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“Rain check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain%20check. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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