waitlist

[weyt-list]

verb (used with object)

1. to place on a waiting list.

   All they could do was to waitlist us for the afternoon flight.

noun

1. waiting list.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waitlist¹

wait + list ¹

Example Sentences

The charity, which helps wheelchair users up to 25 years old, has been forced to close its specialist wheelchairs waitlist for the first time in its 35-year history.

From BBC

Whizz Kidz recorded a thousand children waiting for equipment when it decided to close the waitlist, but say many more are missing out.

From BBC

Whizz Kidz has launched the Childhood Can't Wait appeal, to raise £750,000 to reopen the waitlist and cut waiting times.

From BBC

This year, that number is expected to double, with more than three million people on the waitlist for their ticket lottery.

From Los Angeles Times

Expensive private clubs have grown since the pandemic: Donald Trump Jr.'s new club in Washington, D.C. has a $500,000 initiation fee, along with a waitlist.

From Salon

Related Words

• short list 
• standby