WAITING LIST


Meaning of WAITING LIST in English

(~s)

A ~ is a list of people who have asked for something which cannot be given to them immediately, for example medical treatment, housing, or training, and who must therefore wait until it is available.

There were 20,000 people on the ~ for a home.

N-COUNT: oft on N

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