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.
Noun. 1. rain-water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere. rainfall. monsoon-any wind that changes direction with the seasons. downfall, precipitation-the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist). raindrop-a drop of rain.