"waiting list" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waiting lists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} waiting list (plural waiting lists)
  1. An ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service. Synonyms: waitlist Translations (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service): قَائِمَة اَلْاِنْتِظَار (qāʔimat al-intiẓār) [feminine] (Arabic), llista d'espera [feminine] (Catalan), 候補名單 (Chinese Mandarin), 候补名单 (hòubǔ míngdān) (Chinese Mandarin), pořadník [masculine] (Czech), venteliste [common-gender] (Danish), wachtlijst [feminine] (Dutch), atendolisto (Esperanto), jonotuslista (Finnish), odotuslista (Finnish), liste d’attente [feminine] (French), Warteliste [feminine] (German), λίστα αναμονής (lísta anamonís) [feminine] (Greek), רשימת המתנה (reshimat hamtana) [feminine] (Hebrew), várólista (Hungarian), lista d'attesa [feminine] (Italian), 順番待ちの名簿 (junban-machi no meibo) (Japanese), venteliste [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), venteliste [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lista oczekujących [feminine] (Polish), lista de espera [feminine] (Portuguese), listă de așteptare [feminine] (Romanian), спи́сок очерёдности (spísok očerjódnosti) [masculine] (Russian), čakalna lista [feminine] (Slovene), lista de espera [feminine] (Spanish), väntelista (Swedish), kölista (Swedish), [common-gender] (Swedish), danh sách chờ đợi (Vietnamese), danh sách chờ (Vietnamese), danh sách đợi (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "He is still on the waiting list for public housing."
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          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "llista d'espera"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "word": "候補名單"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "word": "atendolisto"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "word": "jonotuslista"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
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        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "liste d’attente"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Warteliste"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "lísta anamonís",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "λίστα αναμονής"
        },
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "reshimat hamtana",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "רשימת המתנה"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "word": "várólista"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lista d'attesa"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "junban-machi no meibo",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "word": "順番待ちの名簿"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "venteliste"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "venteliste"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lista oczekujących"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lista de espera"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "listă de așteptare"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "spísok očerjódnosti",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "спи́сок очерёдности"
        },
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "čakalna lista"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lista de espera"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "word": "väntelista"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "word": "kölista"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "kö"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "word": "danh sách chờ đợi"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "word": "danh sách chờ"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
          "word": "danh sách đợi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "waiting list"
}
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          "text": "He is still on the waiting list for public housing."
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qāʔimat al-intiẓār",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "قَائِمَة اَلْاِنْتِظَار"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llista d'espera"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "候補名單"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hòubǔ míngdān",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "候补名单"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pořadník"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "venteliste"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wachtlijst"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "atendolisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "jonotuslista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "odotuslista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "liste d’attente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Warteliste"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "lísta anamonís",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λίστα αναμονής"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "reshimat hamtana",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "רשימת המתנה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "várólista"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lista d'attesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "junban-machi no meibo",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "順番待ちの名簿"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "venteliste"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "venteliste"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lista oczekujących"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lista de espera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "listă de așteptare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spísok očerjódnosti",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "спи́сок очерёдности"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "čakalna lista"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lista de espera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "väntelista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "kölista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kö"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "danh sách chờ đợi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "danh sách chờ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service",
      "word": "danh sách đợi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waiting list"
}

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