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noun
A reissue, at no extra charge, of a ticket for a baseball game or other outdoor event postponed or interrupted because of rain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration.
A promise or voucher from a merchant to a customer:
A (special) price guarantee for a sold-out item or temporarily unavailable service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration.
A promise or voucher from a merchant to a customer:
The promise to make good on any experience that the customer deems unsatisfactory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncommon
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noun
An agreement to honor a current offer after its normal expiration.
In social interactions, a deferred invitation, or deferred acceptance of an invitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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noun
a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stub, ticket stub
noun
a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: promise
History
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.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
