hotlist

noun, verb — 4 senses

hotlist

noun

Etymology From hot + list.

1

Idiomatic A list of items of special interest (such as highest priority, likelihood, risk, or otherwise).

  • There were 22 schools on the hotlist to close, consolidate or be turned around.2009 February 24, “Six CPS schools to stay open”, in ABC7Chicago.com:
  • The federal government is proposing to add a number of substances to a hotlist that will prevent them from being used in cosmetics.2009 March 7, “Health, environment departments take action on four substances”, in The Canadian Press TORONTO:
2

Idiomatic A list of banned items.

  • The Hotlist is used to keep the cosmetic industry aware of substances that are restricted or prohibited in cosmetics2004 June 18, “Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist”, in Health Canada:
Related terms
bucket list, checklist, laundry list, shopping list, to-do list, wish list

hotlist

verb

Etymology From hot + list.

1

To add something to such a list, or to be added to such a list.

2

To blacklist.

  • one must also check that the certificate is not hot-listed by Its issuer1993 August 1, Stephen T. Kent, “Internet Privacy Enhanced Mail”, in Commun. ACM, volume 36, number 8, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 48–60:
  • In case of loss/theft of card, the cardholder should immediately block/hotlist the card to avoid any misuse for safety reasons2024 May 30, Sneha Kulkarni, “How to block a debit card: 4 ways to block, hotlist PNB debit card”, in The Economic Times, →ISSN:

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