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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈrain ˌcheck or ˈrainˌcheck, n. [countable]- an offered or requested postponement of an invitation until a more convenient time.
- a ticket or piece of paper allowing a customer to buy an out-of-stock sale item at a later date for the sale price.
- a ticket for future use given to customers at an outdoor event that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rain′ check′, - a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- an offered or requested postponement of an invitation until a more convenient, usually unspecified time:Since you can't join us for dinner, we'll give you a rain check.
- a ticket, coupon, or the like, entitling a customer to purchase at a later date and for the same amount a sale item that is temporarily out of stock. Also, rain′check′.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rain check n - US Canadian a ticket stub for a baseball or other game that allows readmission on a future date if the event is cancelled because of rain
- the deferral of acceptance of an offer, esp a voucher issued to a customer wishing to purchase a sale item that is temporarily out of stock, enabling him or her to buy it at the special price when next the item is available
- take a rain check ⇒ informal to accept the postponement of an offer
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