What does rain check mean?

Question

if someones like "hmm idk ill take a rain check"

Answer 1

I'm interested but not enough to do whatever it is right now.  Usually a way of letting someone down gently.

From the practice of some stores of giving out a voucher when they are sold out of a particular item at a good price.

Answer 2

It originated with sporting events and other outdoor events that could be canceled due to rain.  Ticketholders would be issued a rain check which could be used for admission to the rescheduled event at a later date.  It is now used in a wider sense for anything that is postponed for any reason, whether it's the sale of an out-of-stock item or going out on a date.

Answer 3

it means   next time

Answer 4

It means to put off doing something with a promise of doing it later.  

It can also refer to a ticket for an event that might be canceled due to rain and rescheduled for later.  The ticket or ticket stub would be good for this eventuality.



It might be a promise or coupon that guarantees that if an offer can't be fullfilled presently, that it will be later.

Answer 5

It means that you are passing on the opportunity at this time, but will take up the offer another time.

Example: Grocery store runs out of item on sale. They give you a rain check that's good for the sale price next time you are there.

Answer 6

When the store is out of something and you still want it, they will give you a rain check to substitute the next time there is stock.

Answer 7

A rain check used to mean when someone asked you out, but it was raining so you couldn't go (very long ago! think horses and carriages), you'd make a date to be able to go when it wasn't raining.  Nowadays it means "catch you later", or that voucher for the sale item they've sold out of.

Answer 8

'rain check' is basically a coupon or something else that lets you go back later for the item / work. It is very often used in department stores or grocery stores and when they are out of stock you could get a slip saying they would sell the item to you at the same price you had planned to buy on that day (just an example, but actual example). It is used as an idiom to postpone an event.