rain-check

  • 11rain check — {n.} 1. A special free ticket to another game or show which will be given in place of one canceled because of rain. * /When the drizzle turned into a heavy rain the manager announced that the baseball game would be replayed the next day. He told… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 12rain check — {n.} 1. A special free ticket to another game or show which will be given in place of one canceled because of rain. * /When the drizzle turned into a heavy rain the manager announced that the baseball game would be replayed the next day. He told… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 13rain check — n. (AE) offer to accept an invitation at a later date to take a rain check on * * * [ reɪntʃek] (AE) [ offer to accept an invitation at a later date ] to take a rain check on …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 14rain\ check — noun 1. A special free ticket to another game or show which will be given in place of one canceled because of rain. When the drizzle turned into a heavy rain the manager announced that the baseball game would be replayed the next day. He told the …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 15rain check — 1) a free ticket to an event in place of one cancelled because of rain We received two rain checks to the baseball game after it was cancelled because of the rain. 2) a promise to repeat an invitation at a later date I didn t have time to go to… …

    Idioms and examples

  • 16rain check — noun 1 take a rain check (on) informal, especially AmE used to say that you will do something in the future but not now: “Care for a drink?” “I ll take a rain check I figure you d like to be alone.” 2 (C) AmE a ticket for an outdoor event, such… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17rain check — 1. 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. 2. an offered or requested postponement of an invitation until a more convenient, usually… …

    Universalium

  • 18rain 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 …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 19rain check — noun a) Any voucher or note from a merchant to a customer to provide an item the merchant has run out of at a later date for the items current price, or (in a more literal sense) to provide a service at a later date. I cant go with you to the… …

    Wiktionary

  • 20rain check — using a service later, credit for a product    The store had sold all the CD s, so they gave me a rain check …

    English idioms