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watchlist

watchlist

1 4.3
A list of people or things looked at closely because they may be risky
  • noun
  • /ˈwɑːtʃlɪst/
translation icon : lista de vigilancia
  • Yesterday, we said there were two ETFs on our watchlist for potential short entry if they managed to bounce into resistance levels that would provide us with low-risk short selling entry points.
  • terrorist watchlists

Examples

  • I will improve our nation's security databases and watchlists, and better control the borders to ensure that people who intend to harm us cannot cross our borders.

    Academic text (2004)
  • It has appeared on a terrorism watchlist.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Imagine if you had a watchlist of your track terms that you could see change in real time.

    Blog text (17)
  • The Open Doors project has created a similar world watchlist for the treatment of Christians worldwide.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Still, FXI should be on your watchlist as one of the first ETFs to consider buying when stocks eventually find a meaningful bottom.

    Blog text (5)
  • The government has a watchlist of individuals suspected of engaging in terrorist activities.

  • Many investors maintain a watchlist of companies they want to monitor for potential stock opportunities.

  • The NGO developed a watchlist to monitor organizations that violate human rights.

How Excluded

blacklist
18 5.1
watchlist
1 4.3
whitelist
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Surface Forms

watchlist singular
watchlists plural

Morphology

watchlist = watch + list (transparent) = watch + list

The meaning is directly derivable as a compound 'watch' + 'list': a list of items/people under watch/observation.

Etymology

Watchlist is made of watch ('to keep an eye on') and list ('a series of names or items'). So a watchlist is a list you 'watch' closely — for example people, accounts, or groups that need careful checking.