rain check

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyn chek]
- /reɪn tʃɛk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyn chek]
- /reɪn tʃɛk/

Definitions of rain check words

noun rain 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. 1
noun rain check 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. 1
noun 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. 1
noun rain check ticket to rescheduled event 1
noun rain check promise to postpone offer until later 1
noun rain check ticket entitling customer to sale price later 1

See all 11 definitions of rain check

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Origin of rain check

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Rain check

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rain check

rain check popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for rain check

noun rain check

invitation — the act of inviting.
deferment — Deferment means arranging for something to happen at a later date.
deferral — Deferral means the same as deferment.

All 3 Synonyms of rain check