rain cheque

reɪn tʃɛk

Definition

Definition of rain cheque - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

events

promise to do something later due to postponement

I'll take a rain cheque on dinner tonight.

retail

voucher for buying an out-of-stock item later

The store gave me a rain cheque for the TV.

coupon

credit

voucher

events

ticket for a future event if postponed

The concert was canceled, but they gave us a rain cheque.

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Expressions with rain

rain down

let fall in a manner like rain

The fireworks rained down over the city.

rain off

cancel an event due to excessive rain

The football match was rained off due to the storm.

rain buckets

rain very heavily with large drops

It started to rain buckets during the match.

soak up the rain

absorb rainwater

The soil can soak up the rain quickly after a storm.

rain or shine

adv.

regardless of weather conditions or other circumstances

The picnic will happen rain or shine.

right as rain

adj.

in perfect health or condition

After a week of flu, today she feels right as rain..

Expressions with cheque

blank cheque

signed cheque without a specified amount

He handed me a blank cheque for the expenses.

bounced cheque

cheque not processed due to insufficient funds

The store refused the payment due to a bounced cheque.

sign a blank cheque

authorize someone to fill in any amount on a cheque

He decided to sign a blank cheque for the charity.

bounce a cheque

have a cheque returned due to insufficient funds

He was embarrassed when he bounced a cheque at the store.

write a blank cheque

give someone unlimited permission or support

The manager won't write a blank cheque for new ideas.

give someone a blank cheque

allow someone to do anything they want without limits

The manager gave him a blank cheque to run the project.

bank cheque

written order directing a bank to pay money

He wrote a bank cheque for two thousand dollars..

bad cheque

cheque not paid due to insufficient funds

He was embarrassed when his bad cheque was returned.

stop a cheque

ask a bank not to pay a written cheque

He called the bank to stop a cheque he had written.

cheque stub

remaining part of a cheque after it is torn from the chequebook

He filed the cheque stub for his records after making the payment..

Examples of rain cheque in a sentence

They gave us a rain cheque when the match was cancelled.
I received a rain cheque for the sold-out concert tickets.
They offered a rain cheque for the unavailable book.
They issued a rain cheque for the postponed football match.
Due to the storm, attendees received a rain cheque for the festival.

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French:report à une autre fois, bon d'achat différé, ...
German:Vereinbarung, etwas wegen einer Verschiebung später zu tun, Gutschein, ...
Italian:rinvio, buono sostitutivo, ...
Spanish:aplazamiento con compromiso de hacerlo más adelante, vale de compra, ...
Portuguese:convite para adiar um compromisso, vale, ...
Chinese:改期凭证, 缺货凭证, ...
Japanese:またの機会, レインチェック, ...
Arabic:تَأْجيل, قَسِيمَة شِرَاء مُؤَجَّلَة, ...
Hebrew:הַסְכָּמָה לִדְחִיַּת מִפְגָּשׁ לְמוֹעֵד אַחֵר, שׁוֹבֵר לִקְנִיָּה מְאֻחֶרֶת, ...
Russian:договорённость перенести что-либо на другое время, талон, ...
Ukrainian:домовленість перенести на інший раз, талон на відкладену покупку, ...
Hindi:बाद में करने का वादा, रेन चेक, ...
Bengali:পরে করার প্রতিশ্রুতি, রেইন চেক, ...
Catalan:ajornament d'un compromís, val, ...
Czech:odklad, poukaz, ...
Danish:en aftale på et senere tidspunkt, tilgodeseddel, ...
Dutch:uitstel, tegoedbon, ...
Greek:συμφωνία να γίνει κάτι αργότερα λόγω αναβολής, κουπόνι για μελλοντική αγορά σε ίδια τιμή λόγω έλλειψης αποθέματος, ...
Hungarian:későbbre halasztott program ígérete, készlethiány esetére adott vásárlási utalvány, ...
Khmer:ការសន្យាលើកពេលធ្វើនៅពេលក្រោយ, ប័ណ្ណសិទ្ធិទិញទំនិញនៅពេលក្រោយ, ...
Korean:연기된 일을 나중에 하겠다는 약속, 레인 체크, ...
Persian:قول, کوپن, ...
Polish:propozycja przełożenia czegoś na później, kupon na późniejszy zakup, ...
Portuguese (BR):vale depois, vale-compra, ...
Romanian:promisiune de a face ceva mai târziu, bon de rezervă, ...
Swedish:löfte om att göra något vid ett senare tillfälle, ersättningskupong, ...
Thai:การนัดทำสิ่งนั้นในภายหลัง, บัตรจองสินค้า, ...
Turkish:erteleme hakkı, yağmur çeki, ...
Vietnamese:lời hẹn để thực hiện vào dịp khác do phải hoãn lại, phiếu hẹn mua, ...

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