listing

¹

[ lis-ting ]

noun

1. a list; record; catalog.
2. the act of compiling a list.
3. something listed list listed or included in a list:

   a listing in the telephone directory.

listing

²

[ lis-ting ]

noun

1. material, as bark or sapwood, that is trimmed from a board.

listing

/ ˈlɪstɪŋ /

noun

1. a list or an entry in a list
2. computing a printed copy of a program or file in a form that can be read by humans
3. a place on the Official List of Securities of the London Stock Exchange obtained by a company that has fulfilled the listing requirements and whose shares are quoted on the main market
4. plural lists of concerts, films, and other events printed in newspapers or magazines, showing details, such as times and venues

Word History and Origins

Origin of listing¹

First recorded in 1635–45; list ¹ + -ing ¹

Origin of listing²

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; list ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

On December 8, Apple's App Store started requiring all apps to show privacy "nutrition labels" in their app store listing, where developers self-report what data an app uses for tracking and how that data is linked to a user.

From Ars Technica

Similarly, if you know specifics, you can set up a Google alert for any new listings that match your description.

From Washington Post

It seems like Google is now hiding the full address of some local business listings in the local pack, said Jason Brown, a local SEO.

From Search Engine Land

In December, Nasdaq proposed new listing rules that would require all companies to disclose the diversity of their board and require most of them to have at least two diverse directors or explain why they don’t.

From Washington Post

The public listing is expected to take place in late 2021 when Astra combines with Seattle-area investment company Holicity.

From Ars Technica

“Price for adults to $4250; From 10 years to 14 years to $2125; Under 10 years free,” the listing says.

From The Daily Beast

As it turns out, my cell phone number had been searchable through a GoDaddy domain listing I obtained several years ago.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, the state insists on listing each of them as “never married.”

From The Daily Beast

Early on in the tournament, hardcore Argentina fans spoofed the Argentina roster listing Pope Francis as a team member.

From The Daily Beast

No names or apartment numbers will be given—just building locations, listing information and, presumably, money made.

From The Daily Beast

The election clerk receives a poll book, a blank book to be used for the official listing of the voters who come to the polls.

From Project Gutenberg

A physician wrote me, taking me to task for listing among the cures reported in my tabulation a case of locomotor ataxia.

From Project Gutenberg

She was now blazing furiously, and listing heavily to starboard; and the Kent began to take measures to save life.

From Project Gutenberg

In listing titles and imprints I have sought to follow the typography and punctuation of the originals.

From Project Gutenberg

Other references to the monotypic genus have consisted only of a listing of the name or of its inclusion in a key.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• account
• agenda
• archive
• ballot
• bill
• calendar
• catalog
• checklist
• dictionary
• directory
• draft
• file
• index
• inventory
• lineup
• menu
• poll
• program
• schedule
• series