English Explanatory Dictionary

rain check

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A reissue, at no extra charge, of a ticket for a baseball game or other outdoor event postponed or interrupted because of rain.
  2. An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration.
  3. A promise or voucher from a merchant to a customer:
  4. A (special) price guarantee for a sold-out item or temporarily unavailable service.
  5. The promise to make good on any experience that the customer deems unsatisfactory.
  6. In social interactions, a deferred invitation, or deferred acceptance of an invitation.

Pronunciation

En-au-rain check.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-rain check.wav

Word forms

rain check rain checks raincheck rain-check raincheque rain cheque rain-cheque

Etymology

1877 US in baseball; metaphorical usage from 1896, more generally from 1930. From at least 1870, baseball teams would reissue tickets in case of postponement due to rain, which became known as rain checks.

Derived words

raincheck take a rain check

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 改天 Dutch: tegoedhoudertje Dutch: uitstel maar geen afstel Finnish: siirto German: Gutschein German: Gutschrift German: Verschieben auf später Japanese: お預け Japanese: 延期 Polish: zaproszenie ważne w późniejszym terminie Russian: утеши́тельный тало́н Spanish: cheque pluvial Spanish: vale
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