English

Noun

rain cheque ‎(plural rain cheques)

1. any voucher or note issued by a store to allow a customer to get a special or sale price later if an item is out of stock
2. (idiomatic) any postponement, especially of an offer

   The Sternwoods have money. All it has bought them is a rain cheque. - "The Big Sleep", by Raymond Chandler

   Your son can't make it, he says he'll take a rain cheque. - "Rocky Balboa"

Alternative forms

• rain check