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waitlist

/ˈweɪtˌlɪst/

waitlist noun: a waiting list.

Noun

waitlist (plural waitlists)

  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

Verb

waitlist (third-person singular simple present waitlists, present participle waitlisting, simple past and past participle waitlisted)

  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 of waitlist

Noun
pluralwaitlists
alternative formwait-list
Verb
third-person singular presentwaitlists
present participlewaitlisting
past participlewaitlisted
pastwaitlisted

Origin of waitlist

From wait + list.

Questions about waitlist

What does waitlist mean?
Waitlist means a waiting list.
What part of speech is waitlist?
Waitlist can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce waitlist?
Waitlist is pronounced /ˈweɪtˌlɪst/.
What is the plural of waitlist?
The plural of waitlist is waitlists.

Words near waitlist in the dictionary

  1. waiting upon hand and foot
  2. waiting-room
  3. waiting-rooms
  4. waitingly
  5. waitings
  6. waitlist
  7. waitlisted
  8. waitlister
  9. waitlisters
  10. waitlisting
  11. waitlists

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