will call

See also: will-call

English
will-call windows in Washington, D.C.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Short for “the customer will call to collect the tickets” or similar.

Noun

will call (countable and uncountable, plural will calls)

  1. (US, countable) A ticket booth or window for collecting pre-ordered tickets.
    • 2023 November 6, Chris Willman, quoting Bryan West, “Gannett’s Taylor Swift Reporter, Revealed: Meet Bryan West, the First Full-Time Swiftie Journalist”, in Variety‎:
      I went home, I changed, I went to Walgreens and printed out a headshot of me and signed it ‘from your favorite local news reporter,’ and I sat in the parking lot for four hours until she said, ‘Hey, your passes to go backstage are at will-call’.
  2. (US, uncountable) A method of delivery for purchased items where the customer picks up the items at the seller's place of business, primarily in North American commerce.
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