waiting list

wait·ing list

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wey-ting list]
- /ˈweɪ tɪŋ lɪst/
- /weɪt lɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wey-ting list]
- /ˈweɪ tɪŋ lɪst/

Definitions of waiting list words

noun waiting list a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school. 1
noun waiting list register of people waiting for sth 1
countable noun waiting list A waiting list is a list of people who have asked for something which cannot be given to them immediately, for example medical treatment, housing, or training, and who must therefore wait until it is available. 0
noun waiting list a list of people waiting to obtain some object, treatment, status, etc 0
noun waiting list a list of applicants, as for a vacancy or an item in short supply, in the order of their application 0
noun waiting list An ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service. 0

See all 6 definitions of waiting list

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Origin of waiting list

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Waiting list

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Waiting list

waiting list popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

waiting list usage trend in Literature

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