A Chapter 7, or debt elimination, bankruptcy case is active until the court issues your final decree, the judgment that officially closes the case. The average Chapter 7 bankruptcy case remains active for around three to six months. The duration will depend on whether you had assets when you filed; a non-asset bankruptcy goes much faster.
Rain gauge. A rain gauge is a type of instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over a set period of time.
Full Definition of RAIN. 1. a: water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere b: the descent of this water c: water that has fallen as rain: rainwater. 2. a: a fall of rain: rainstorm b plural: the rainy season.