unlisted

[uhn-lis-tid]

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adjective

not listed; not entered in a list or directory: an unlisted telephone number.
(of a security) not admitted to trading privileges on an exchange.

Origin of unlisted

First recorded in 1635–45; un-¹ + list¹ + -ed²

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Examples from the Web for unlisted

Contemporary Examples

But Horrigan says the site weeds out red flags like vague or unlisted addresses.
From a Broken Lease, a Dream NYC Home
Lizzie Crocker
September 17, 2014
His unlisted telephone number was the worst kept secret in New York.
Farewell to My Father
Griffin Dunne
September 11, 2009

Historical Examples

Nearly all of these stocks at that early period were as yet unlisted.
My Adventures with Your Money
George Graham Rice
Let me ask you, was your unlisted phone number carefully guarded or kept?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The "outside market" for unlisted bonds is a very important matter.
The Value of Money
Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
Yes; it is an unlisted number, and that is what startled us.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
After all, lefthandedness was impious in religion, subversive to discipline in military affairs and unlisted in business.
Seeing Things at Night
Heywood Broun

British Dictionary definitions for unlisted

unlisted

adjective

not entered on a list
US and Canadian (of a telephone number or telephone subscriber) not listed in a telephone directoryBrit term: ex-directory

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Word Origin and History for unlisted

adj.

1640s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of list (v.). In reference to stocks, attested from 1905; of phone numbers, from 1937 (American English).

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Examples from the Web for unlisted

Contemporary Examples

But Horrigan says the site weeds out red flags like vague or unlisted addresses.

His unlisted telephone number was the worst kept secret in New York.

Historical Examples

Nearly all of these stocks at that early period were as yet unlisted.

Let me ask you, was your unlisted phone number carefully guarded or kept?

The "outside market" for unlisted bonds is a very important matter.

Yes; it is an unlisted number, and that is what startled us.

After all, lefthandedness was impious in religion, subversive to discipline in military affairs and unlisted in business.

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Word Origin and History for unlisted

adj.

Origin of unlisted