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What (who) is rain check - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Raincheck; Raincheque; Rain-check; Rain check (disambiguation); Rain Check
rain check
n. (AE)
offer to accept an invitation at a later date
to take a rain check on
rain check
(rain checks)
1.
If you say you will take a rain check on an offer or suggestion, you mean that you do not want to accept it now, but you might accept it at another time.
Can I take a rain check on that?
N-SING
2.
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. (AM)
N-COUNT
rain check
¦ noun N. Amer.
1. a ticket given for later use when an outdoor event is interrupted or postponed by rain.
2. a coupon issued by a shop, guaranteeing that a sale item which is out of stock may be purchased at a later date at the same reduced price.
Phrases
take a rain check refuse an offer, with the implication that one may take it up at a later date.
Examples of use of rain check
1. RAIN CHECK Aamir Khan ‘‘I got home at 5.00 am on Wednesday morning.
2. And ‘taking a rain check‘ goes back to 1884 when a ‘rain check‘ was a free ticket to another baseball game for fans who had bought tickets to a game called off for bad weather.
3. If you take Barney‘s leash he‘ll show you a spot out back where Jenna likes to take a rain–check.
4. The day before, a volunteer was taken to a hospital where he died of an apparent heart attack. I appreciate the rain check,‘‘ Bush said.
5. Rain check The Beeb are looking to the skies with a tear in their eyes, we could be in for some rain interruptions this afternoon.