2006-06-08 00:48:34 · 5 answers · asked by As I am 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It means that you'll do what you planned to do at another time. It's a postponement of a meeting, a lunch out, a gathering.
2006-06-08 00:52:26 · answer #1 · answered by Trillian 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To bypass the plans this time and you'll go next time.
It is also something you get at a store - say the store advertises a certain item cheaper and it is not available when you go to purchase during the sale time. When you go there, they can give you a raincheck so that you can get that same item on sale even when the sale is over.
2006-06-08 07:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if there was a special offer at the store (but item a, get a free item b) but they ran out of the giveaway item, they give you a "raincheck" - you can come back when they have restocked, even if the offer had already ended!
2006-06-08 11:57:28 · answer #3 · answered by Kate. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's when someone ask you to do something and you either can't or don't want to at that time. So you politely decline and ask for a raincheck. :)
2006-06-08 08:09:34 · answer #4 · answered by BlueAngel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D'oh!
Okay, here's the correct answer.
Baseball can only be played in good weather. The ball can be too hard to handle, and frankly can be deadly, in the rain.
So if a game is rained out before a resolution could be reached (that is cancelled because of rain before the fifth or seventh inning), the ticket office would issue "rain checks" that meant you could atend a future game for free.
In social usage, it means, "I can't agree right now for unforeseen reasons, but let's do it another time."
Cheers.
2006-06-08 17:02:06 · answer #5 · answered by Grendle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋