will call

See also: will-call

English

will-call windows in Washington, D.C.

Alternative forms

• will-call

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^[1]:

     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.