Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, publishing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: back catalog, back catalogue
Antonyms: frontlist
Broader terms: booklist
noun
Expected to achieve years of adequate sales while on a backlist, and to be profitable on that basis, even if predicted not to sell in huge numbers when new.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive
Topics: media, publishing
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: frontlist
verb
To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To place (a book) on a backlist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: media, publishing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From back + list.
