petition vs rain check

petition

noun
  • A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures. 

  • A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause. 

  • A formal written request for judicial action. 

  • A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty. 

verb
  • To make a request to, commonly in written form. 

rain check

noun
  • In social interactions, a deferred invitation, or deferred acceptance of an invitation. 

  • to make good on any experience that the customer deems unsatisfactory. 

  • A reissue, at no extra charge, of a ticket for a baseball game or other outdoor event postponed or interrupted because of rain. 

  • to provide a sold-out item or temporarily unavailable service at a later date for the running (usually special) price. 

How often have the words petition and rain check occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )