will-calladj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪlkɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈwɪlˌkɔl/,

/ˈwɪlˌkɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: will v.¹, call v.

Etymology: < will v.¹ + call v.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

Designating a place at which a stored, prepaid, or reserved item may be retrieved or purchased; (frequently spec.) designating a ticket window or office at which tickets for a show, event, etc., that have been paid for in advance may be retrieved.

ΚΠ

1904 Dry Goods Reporter 2 Jan. 161/2 Goods charged to business houses or individuals who wish to send their own driver or coachman to call for them must be sent to the basement credit ‘will call’ office.

1922 Los Angeles Times 5 June 15 (advt.) The Will Call Office, where suitcases and other things may be checked.

1946 Los Angeles Times 28 Sept. i. 6/4 Will call window..will open at 11 a.m.

1981 N.Y. Times 15 Jan. d22/3 The Baltimore Colts tried to protect against the resale of tickets to this year's game by insisting that their players pick up tickets at the will-call window in New Orleans.

1998 L. David & J. Seinfeld Male Unbonding in L. David et al. Seinfeld Scripts 117 Listen, you take the tickets, they're at the Will-Call window.

2014 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 6 Nov. Tickets and programs are available for purchase or pickup at the will-call desk at the William Paca House.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	will-call
释义	will-calladj. Brit. /ˈwɪlkɔːl/, U.S. /ˈwɪlˌkɔl/, /ˈwɪlˌkɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: will v.¹, call v. Etymology: < will v.¹ + call v. Originally and chiefly U.S. Designating a place at which a stored, prepaid, or reserved item may be retrieved or purchased; (frequently spec.) designating a ticket window or office at which tickets for a show, event, etc., that have been paid for in advance may be retrieved. ΚΠ 1904 Dry Goods Reporter 2 Jan. 161/2 Goods charged to business houses or individuals who wish to send their own driver or coachman to call for them must be sent to the basement credit ‘will call’ office. 1922 Los Angeles Times 5 June 15 (advt.) The Will Call Office, where suitcases and other things may be checked. 1946 Los Angeles Times 28 Sept. i. 6/4 Will call window..will open at 11 a.m. 1981 N.Y. Times 15 Jan. d22/3 The Baltimore Colts tried to protect against the resale of tickets to this year's game by insisting that their players pick up tickets at the will-call window in New Orleans. 1998 L. David & J. Seinfeld Male Unbonding in L. David et al. Seinfeld Scripts 117 Listen, you take the tickets, they're at the Will-Call window. 2014 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 6 Nov. Tickets and programs are available for purchase or pickup at the will-call desk at the William Paca House. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1904
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