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

“This was shocking. It was as if the Vatican had put a listing for cardinals on Craigslist.”

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Texas Stock Exchange, the Dallas-based listing venue taking aim at New York’s dominance, is one step closer to being open for business.

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Europe and China, investors are warming up to new listings, the report said.

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The security-services provider’s blockbuster IPO comes amid a string of public listings from European companies in the past two months, after market volatility staved off new listings for much of the year.

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Those include everything from generating market analysis reports with suggested listing prices to drafting client emails and newsletters, and updating customer-relationship-management software.

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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