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What is the origin of the phrase to take a rain check - trivia question /questions answer / answers ... Can you possibly tell me the origin of the word rain check? Not only is it possible - it is probable! American baseball fans will be familiar with the term, as that is where it arose: when a game was rained out,
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What is the origin of the phrase Ill take a rain check - trivia question /questions answer / answers ... ; What is the origin of the phrase to 'Take a rain check'?; Where does the term "rain check" come from?; What city gave America the rain check and ladies' day at the ballgame?; What Latin phrase translates as "Do not...
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Can you possibly tell me the origin of the word rain check? ... American baseball fans will be familiar with the term, as that is where it arose: when a game was rained out, those who had tickets for that game were given a rain check which they could redeem at another game.
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Dictionary: rain check ... A promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future: declined the invitation to dinner, but asked for a rain check. ... Investment Dictionary: Rain Check...
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Definition of rain check from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of rain check. Pronunciation of rain check. Definition of the word rain check. Origin of the word rain check. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » rain check...
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The term may have originated in the era of open-air Market s where the occurrence of significant Rain usually required a vendor to pack up his goods and leave. ... Others argue that the origin of the term comes from American baseball - early stadiums were often roofless, and in the event of rain ... Article Index for; Rain...
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There was no mention of any kind of a rain check offered. And he told me that they opened at 9:00 A.M. on the 21st. I doubt that GameStop is going to make any kind of dent in the alleviating the shortage of wii, or the greediness of other sellers.
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Nintendo knows everyone wants a Wii, and a new rain-check program and weekend push should help a few consumers get their hands on the system. Chances are, it won't be enough. ... The second plan is to introduce rain check vouchers through GameStop. These vouchers will guarantee you a system before January 29, but to get...
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According to them, this phrase dates back to the 1880's. Extract: The literal sense of rain check, which is an Americanism, is first found in the 1880s in reference to a baseball game. The practice of giving a rain check to a ticketholder was formalized in 1890 in the constitution of the National League.
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