Backlist

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.

2.verbTo hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.

"I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted."

3.verbTo place (a book) on a backlist.

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