Phrase guide

waiting list

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He is still on the waiting list for public housing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a roster of those waiting to obtain something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: roll, roster

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: waglys — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Arabic: قَائِمَة اَلْاِنْتِظَار (qāʔimat al-intiẓār) — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Bulgarian: списък с чакащи (spisǎk s čakašti) — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Catalan: llista d'espera — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Chinese Mandarin: 候補名單 /候补名单 (hòubǔ míngdān) — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Czech: pořadník — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Danish: venteliste — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Dutch: wachtlijst — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Esperanto: atendolisto — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Finnish: jonotuslista — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Finnish: odotuslista — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • French: liste d'attente — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • German: Warteliste — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Greek: λίστα αναμονής (lísta anamonís) — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Hebrew: רשימת המתנה (reshimat hamtana) — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Hungarian: várólista — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Italian: lista d'attesa — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Japanese: 順番待ちの名簿 (junban-machi no meibo) — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Norwegian Bokmål: venteliste — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: venteliste — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Polish: lista oczekujących — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Portuguese: lista de espera — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Romanian: listă de așteptare — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Russian: спи́сок очерёдности (spísok očerjódnosti) — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Slovene: čakalna lista — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Spanish: lista de espera — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Swedish: väntelista — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Swedish: kölista — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Swedish: kö — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Vietnamese: danh sách chờ đợi — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Vietnamese: danh sách chờ — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service
  • Vietnamese: danh sách đợi — ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service