Meanings
nounwaitlist (plural waitlists)
plural waitlists · alternative wait-list
- 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
verbwaitlist (third-person singular simple present waitlists, present participle waitlisting, simple past and past participle waitlisted)
present singular third person waitlists · participle present waitlisting · participle past waitlisted · past waitlisted · alternative wait-list
- transitiveTo 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
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Finnish laittaa jonotuslistalle
- laittaa jonotuslistalleto place on a waiting list
Hungarian várólistára tesz
- várólistára teszto place on a waiting list
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APA
waitlist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waitlist
MLA
“waitlist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waitlist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waitlist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waitlist.
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