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

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

Some 88 companies have delisted or transferred their primary listing from London's main marker, with only 18 taking their place.

From BBC

Yet Bakkt has never turned a quarterly profit, and this year faced delisting.

From New York Times