listing
1 Americannoun
noun
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a list or an entry in a list
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computing a printed copy of a program or file in a form that can be read by humans
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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
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(plural) lists of concerts, films, and other events printed in newspapers or magazines, showing details, such as times and venues
Etymology
Origin of listing1
First recorded in 1635–45; list 1 + -ing 1
Origin of listing2
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at list 2, -ing 1
Explanation
A listing is a catalog or list or items. You might be in the habit of checking TV listings every night, to see what's on the next day. You might make a listing of every cupcake and brownie that's donated to your school bake sale, or consult a listing of the available puppies at your local animal shelter. In either case, listing simply means "list." You can also use the word to describe the act or process of making such a list: "Listing all the things I want for my birthday would take far too long." The Middle English root, liste, means "border, or edging stripe."
Vocabulary lists containing listing
Example Sentences
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Then, of course, there are the market comparisons, which help to give clarity when listing prices are being set.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The government's own webpage, external for emergency alerts says they are only sent for "life-threatening emergencies", listing wildfires, severe flooding and extreme storms.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
That share exceeds the 65.4% of views to existing-home listings coming from outside the listing metro, underscoring the outsized role of long-distance shoppers in new-home demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Anthropic, the OpenAI rival that bet everything on computer coding, is expected to go public within weeks in a listing that could eclipse SpaceX's record Wall Street debut in June.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I was able to find a public record listing Carlswald Fingleblatt as the last owner.”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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