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    rain check
    /ˈreɪn tʃɛk/

    noun

    • 1. a ticket given for later use when a sporting fixture or other outdoor event is interrupted or postponed by rain.
    • 2. a coupon issued to a customer by a shop, guaranteeing that a sale item which is out of stock may be purchased by that customer at a later date at the same reduced price.
  2. TAKE A RAIN CHECK (ON SOMETHING) definition: 1. used to tell someone that you cannot accept an invitation now, but would like to do so at a…. Learn more.

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  3. Raincheck is a verb that means to postpone an invitation or a plan for a later time. Learn how to use it in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

  4. A rain check is a free ticket that is given to people when an outdoor game or event is stopped because of rain or bad weather, so that they can go to it when it is held again.

  5. A rain check is a ticket stub or an assurance of a deferred offer when something is not available or rained out. Learn the origin, usage, and related words of rain check from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  6. Rain check is a noun that means a ticket or a promise to do something later if bad weather stops an event or a sale. Learn how to use it in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

  7. A rain check usually has nothing to do with rain: it's a promise to do a canceled activity in the future. Originally, a rain check was a ticket given to people who went to an event that was canceled because of rain. The rain check would get you in to another game in the future.

  8. Learn the meaning and pronunciation of rain check, a ticket that can be used later if an event is cancelled because of rain. Also, see how to use the idiom take a rain check to refuse an offer or invitation.