📝 A wanted list ➕ To save for later

to wishlist

3.7

Add an item to a list of things you want, often on an online store

verb
/ˈwɪʃlɪst/

Texting

: añadir a la lista de deseos

After browsing the store online, he wishlisted several new books.

Examples

Also, I've wishlisted 'Natural History of Ghosts.'

Blog text (7)
She decided to wishlist a new laptop for her birthday.
I always wishlist my favorite items to remember for later.

How Likely

to buy

∞ 1.0

to save

Specialized

211 1.3

to wishlist

Texting

3.7

to browse

95 2.8

Surface Forms

wishlist infinitive

wishlisted past

wishlisted past participle

wishlisting present participle

wishlists third person singular

Morphology

wishlist = wishlist (transparent) = wish + list

The verb is a straightforward conversion from the noun 'wishlist', and its meaning is directly built from 'wish' and 'list'.

Etymology

The verb wishlist comes from the noun wishlist and means to put an item on your list of wishes. So to wishlist something is to save it because you 'want' it and may get it later.