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

The company also announced it is transferring the listing of its stock to Nasdaq.

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“As we are not a supplier to the U.S. military, this potential listing would have no material impact on our business.”

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“As we are not a supplier to the U.S. military, this potential listing would have no material impact on our business.”

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The bedrooms are “generously proportioned,” the listing notes.

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It also helped remove more than a million online listings of fake products - at an estimated value of £20.4m.

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Related Words

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