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waitlist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈweɪtˌlɪst/

Etymology

From wait + list.

Meanings

1. A waiting list.
   • We’ve already had kids get off waitlists at N.Y.U., B.U., Fairfield and Quinnipiac.” 2008 May 9, Tamar Lewin, “Top Colleges Dig Deeper in Wait Lists for Students”, in New York Times:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
waitlists	Number=Plur		lexicographic
wait-list		alternative	lexicographic

Relateds

waitlister

waitlist en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈweɪtˌlɪst/

Etymology

From wait + list.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To place on a waiting list.
   • I applied to M.I.T. I had an admission interview with Roger Borovoy, an alumnus, and was waitlisted. 2009 August 30, “A Long Road to Television”, in New York Times:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
waitlisted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
waitlisted	Tense=Past		lexicographic
wait-list		alternative	lexicographic
waitlisting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
waitlists	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Translations (2)

fi laittaa jonotuslistalle (to place on a waiting list) · hu várólistára tesz (to place on a waiting list)