Dictionary.com

listing

1
[ lis-ting ]
/ ˈlɪs tɪŋ /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR listing ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a list; record; catalog.
the act of compiling a list.
something listed or included in a list: a listing in the telephone directory.

QUIZZES

IS YOUR DESERT PLANT KNOWLEDGE SUCCULENT OR DRIED UP?

Cactus aficionados, don't get left in the dust with this quiz on desert plants. Find out if you have the knowledge to survive this prickly foray into the desert!
Question 1 of 7
This tall, horizontally branched cactus is probably the most recognizable cactus in Arizona. What is it called?
hedgehog
peyote
saguaro
jumping cholla
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of listing

1
First recorded in 1635–45; list1 + -ing1

Words nearby listing

Listerism, Listerize, Lister's method, l'istesso tempo, listicle, listing, Listing's law, listless, Liston, list price, list renting

Definition for listing (2 of 2)

listing2
[ lis-ting ]
/ ˈlɪs tɪŋ /

noun

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

Origin of listing

2
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at list2, -ing1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to listing

register, detail, spell out, note, place, classify, file, enter, post, specify, invoice, tab, enumerate, poll, numerate, index, particularize, itemize, catalogue, book

Example sentences from the Web for listing

British Dictionary definitions for listing

listing
/ (ˈlɪstɪŋ) /

noun

a list or an entry in a list
computing a printed copy of a program or file in a form that can be read by humans
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
(plural) lists of concerts, films, and other events printed in newspapers or magazines, showing details, such as times and venues
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012