2007-06-07 01:58:13 · 21 answers · asked by sacrament s 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
An offer from someone that you turn down, but suggest you will redeem it on another occasion. It's what people usually say to not hurt a persons feeling when they ask you to socialize and you don't really want to! You imply that you will take them up on it at another time!
Will S
2007-06-07 02:02:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
A raincheck is used when a store holds a sale, and the items on sale are sold off quickly. The later shoppers can request a "raincheck" where the sale price applies to a later purchase of the item.
Basically, it means that someone can't do something now, but they'd like to do it later. So they take a "raincheck" on the event.
2007-06-07 09:03:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raincheck can mean postponing an invitation until a more convenient time: Since you can't join us for dinner, we'll give you a rain check.
It can also apply to a ticket or coupon entitling a customer to purchase an item at a later date and for the same amount a sale item that is temporarily out of stock.
2007-06-07 09:02:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means if a store is out of an advertised product ,they can give you a raincheck so you can have it at that price when it comes in even though the sale is off.
2007-06-07 09:07:11 · answer #4 · answered by jean s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rain check, a new ticket for the make-up game, if a baseball game is started but does not reach the point of becoming official
Charles Ebbets, credited with inventing the concept of the rain check
Rain check, (US English) an agreement to provide to a customer an item that a merchant has run out of
Raincheck, usage in the United Kingdom
2007-06-07 09:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by adamtxstud 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When someone says "can I get a raincheck?" It means they're not interested, or would like to do it at a later date.
2007-06-07 09:01:39 · answer #6 · answered by shhhhhhhhhh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a term used to say maybe next time exe: I'll have to take a raincheck on dinner tonight.(I can't do dinner tonight maybe next time.) or you had something planned but something came up. I'll have to take a raincheck on dinner tonight. ( Something came up we'll have to reschedule.)
or if you go to a swimming pool and it says NO RAINCHECKS. that means if you get rained out they won't give you your money back or a voucher for you to come back another day and not have to pay.
2007-06-07 09:07:00 · answer #7 · answered by getemgirl2105 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It started out for when bad weather would interrupt some sort of event, you would get a "raincheck" to reschedule the activity. Now it refers to anything you can't do or get on time...it's a guarantee that it will happen on a later date.
2007-06-07 09:01:39 · answer #8 · answered by Aly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Historically it was because stores may have had supplies delayed due to inclement weather..hence term 'raincheck'. but it means that they will honor your sale purchase for a product they don't have in stock and when they get it you will have it at the advertised sale price.
2007-06-07 09:02:32 · answer #9 · answered by K.C. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a store at a sale item out and they will give you a rain check to return and get the item at the same price
At a baseball game, game cancelled due to rain. Your torn ticket is admission to another game.
2007-06-07 09:05:50 · answer #10 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋