backlist
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Synonyms: blacklist, backfist, backlit, backlift, backlash, backcast, backrest, backlight, backlot, booklist, backless
Antonyms: blacklist, backfist, backlit, backlift, backlash, backcast, backrest, backlight, backlot, booklist, backless
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- {{lb|en|publishing}} A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the [[frontlist]] of more recent titles.
- {{lb|en|publishing|attributively|of books being planned}} Expected to achieve years of adequate sales while on a backlist, and to be profitable on that basis, even if predicted not to sell in huge numbers when new.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
- {{lb|en|transitive|publishing}} To place (a book) on a backlist.
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