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Definition of wait-list verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

See wait-list in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/ ˈweɪtˌlɪst /

to place on a waiting list: All they could do was to waitlist us for the afternoon flight.

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The department had developed just 3,300 residential lots statewide since 1995, though, while its residential waitlist ballooned to 23,000.
And after May 1, colleges turn to the waitlist, a number most colleges keep top secret.
I had a student send a hand-written letter every day she was on the waitlist.
Your counselor should ask why you were put on the waitlist and what you can do to improve your chances.
College acceptances are out and many students are finding themselves stuck in waitlist purgatory.
The school enrolled 192 students off the waitlist last year.
The Year of Waitlist Hell|Kristina Dell|April 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST