rain check noun6 •A reissue, at no extra charge, of a ticket for a baseball game or other outdoor event postponed or interrupted because of rain.With trembling fingers he pulled out his watch. The hands pointed to five minutes to three. A blessed vision came to him of a moist and disappointed crowd receiving rain-checks up at the Polo Grounds. — 1920 •(figurative) In social interactions, a deferred invitation, or deferred acceptance of an invitation.I can't go with you to the museum this Saturday, but can I take a rain check and go some other day? •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. •The promise to make good on any experience that the customer deems unsatisfactory. formsrain checks · rain-checks