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exchange counter; redemption booth; collection point
A counter or booth where tickets, vouchers, coupons, or other items can be exchanged or redeemed for goods, services, or cash. Found at events, airports, stations, and amusement parks.
チケットの引換所はどこですか。
Where is the ticket exchange counter?
景品の引換所に長い列ができていた。
A long line had formed at the prize redemption booth.
空港の到着ロビーにある引換所で、予約したレンタカーの鍵を受け取った。
I picked up the keys for the rental car I reserved at the exchange counter in the airport arrivals lobby.
A compound of 引換 (exchange, redemption) and 所 (place, counter). The 所 suffix creates place nouns: 案内所 (information desk), 受付所 (reception), 両替所 (currency exchange).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- チケット引換所: ticket exchange counter
- 景品引換所: prize redemption booth
- 引換所で受け取る: to receive at the exchange counter
- 引換所に並ぶ: to line up at the exchange counter
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 受付: reception desk — a more general service counter
- 窓口: service window, counter — a broader term for any service window
- 両替所: currency exchange — specifically for exchanging money