delist

[dee-list]

verb (used with object)

1. to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.

2. to withdraw or remove (a security) from the group listed list listed with a particular stock exchange.

delist

/ ˌdiːˈlɪst /

verb

1. to remove from a list

2. stock exchange to remove (a security) from the register of those that may be traded on the recognized market

Word History and Origins

Origin of delist¹

First recorded in 1930–35; de- + list ¹

Example Sentences

Others are either delisting their properties to wait for market conditions to improve, or becoming accidental landlords: 2.3% of the homes that were for sale this summer ultimately switched to rentals.

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The company received a warning from the Nasdaq that it was at risk of being delisted but for now has avoided that fate, shifting from a direct-to-consumer model to partnering with employers and insurers.

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However, it was delisted two years later and sold to an investor for £1.2m.

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Evergrande's shares had been under threat of delisting ever since because they were suspended from trading after the court order.

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Washington is effectively laying down a set of conditions before it would consider delisting the group - a critical step which could help ease the path towards sanctions relief that Damascus desperately needs.

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