Meanings
1877 US in baseball;[1] metaphorical usage from 1896, more generally from 1930.[2] From at least 1870, baseball teams would reissue tickets in case of postponement due to rain, which became known as rain checks.
How to pronounce "rain check":
A reissue, at no extra charge, of a ticket for a baseball game or other outdoor event postponed or interrupted because of rain.
An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration. A voucher or other promise from a merchant to a customer: to provide a sold-out item or temporarily unavailable service at a later date for the running (usually special) price. to make good on any experience that the customer deems unsatisfactory. In social interactions, a deferred invitation, or deferred acceptance of an invitation.
A voucher or other promise from a merchant to a customer: to provide a sold-out item or temporarily unavailable service at a later date for the running (usually special) price. to make good on any experience that the customer deems unsatisfactory.
to provide a sold-out item or temporarily unavailable service at a later date for the running (usually special) price.
