rainy day

noun

1. a time of need or emergency.

   saving money for a rainy day.

rainy day

noun

1. a future time of need, esp financial

Other Word Forms

• rainy-day adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rainy day¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

On a recent rainy day, Dietz drove over the Cumberland River into East Nashville, a neighborhood caught up in the funding cuts.

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May 3 was a rainy day in Moscow.

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This worked fine until she got sick and we ran out of rainy days to save for.

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“But we’ve been planning for a rainy day, and this certainly is that rainy day.”

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"It was a rainy day. It wasn't very hot out," he said, explaining that the fortuitous weather helped to "keep the stink down".

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