Grocery & Food

Rain check

reɪn tʃek

noun

What does Rain check mean?

A voucher to buy a sale item later when restocked.

Example sentence

"The TV was sold out, so they gave me a rain check."

American usage tip

Also an idiom: 'I'll take a rain check' = another time.

Related Grocery & Food words

Food stamps
Government food assistance (SNAP benefits).
Curb your cart
Return your cart to the corral in the parking lot.
Instacart
A popular grocery delivery app.
Okra
The vegetable known as bhindi or lady's finger.
Toiletries
Personal care items like soap and toothpaste.
Frozen section
The aisle with frozen foods.
Half-and-half
A mix of milk and cream, used in coffee.
Cashier
The person who takes payment at checkout.

Keep learning

More Grocery & Food vocabulary
Browse every word in this category.
Test yourself
Take a quiz on Grocery & Food words.