English Dictionary

rain check

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) Any voucher or note from a merchant to a customer to provide an item the merchant has run out of at a later date for the item's current price, or (in a more literal sense) to provide a service at a later date.

日本語の意味

慣用句として：商品が在庫切れの場合に、現行価格で後日提供するための引換券や通知書を意味する。 / 直訳的な意味として：サービスや商品を後日提供する約束あるいはそのチケットを指す。

The store was out of the seasonal jam, but they gave me a rain check so I could buy it at the same price when it arrived.

店では季節限定のジャムが売り切れていたが、到着後に現在の価格で購入できるという引換券をくれた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Any voucher or note from a merchant to a customer to provide an item the merchant has run out of at a later date for the item's current price, or (in a more literal sense) to provide a service at a later date.

The St. Louis club is the only nine in the league which gives its patrons the right to see a full game or no pay. In Chicago and other cities, after the first inning is interrupted by rain the spectators are supposed to have received their money’s worth. In St. Louis ‘rain checks’ are issued in such cases.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) In social interactions, a polite way to turn down an invitation, with the implication one is simply postponing it and that another time would be acceptable.

I can't go with you to the museum this Saturday, but can I take a rain check and go some other day?

rain checks （ plural ）