0 a list of people who have asked for something, especially a place at a college or in a class, or a ticket for something, that is not immediately available but may be in the future:
1 to put someone on a (= a list of people who have asked for something, especially a place or ticket to do something, that is not immediately available but may be in the future):
2 → waiting list
They agreed that 2,000 of the 2,500 coming off the wait list will be put in a less expensive program offering fewer services than the main program.
She said they sometimes made an "executive decision" to offer care to a disabled person who was not at the top of the wait list.
For tickets, information, and waitlist for Sunday, call the number below.
We're likely to wait-list even top students if they don't give us some indication that they want to come to the college.
Agents are permitted to issue paper tickets for flights on which passengers have an open ticket or are wait-listed.
Tony Hynes of University High School got into Stanford but was wait-listed at smaller colleges.
The wait list is reported to be over 1,300 people long.
