wait-list

verb

ˈwāt-ˌlist How to pronounce wait-list (audio)
wait-listed; wait-listing; wait-lists
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transitive verb

: to put on a waiting list

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One way that is gaining popularity consists of using a wait-list control. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 May 2026 The organization announced Scott’s donation last Thursday, adding that her contribution comes at a time when one in three local Meals on Wheels America providers have a wait-list, with elderly citizens having to wait an average of four months for meals and services. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 Deposits and advance wait-list registration is the largest of any new event in NASCAR history. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025 The company’s engineers deploy weekly updates, informed directly by the thousands of wait-list users who live in the inbox chaos daily. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wait-list

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wait-list was in 1960

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“Wait-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait-list. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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wait-list

verb
ˈwāt-ˌlist
: to put on a waiting list

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