delisting

IPA/dɪlˈɪstɪŋ/
IPA/diːlˈɪstɪŋ/

delisting — verb

1. to take a name, item, or business off an official list, record, or public select

1.verbtransitiveC1
Definition

to take a name, item, or business off an official list, record, or public selection

Example

The app is delisting fake shops after dozens of customer complaints.

delist + business from a public platform

City staff began delisting abandoned bikes from the rental map.

delist + item from a public list

Common collocations
  • delist a seller
  • delist a page
  • delist a shop
  • delist a club
Synonyms
  • remove

    broader and not limited to taking something off a list

  • strike off

    often used for formally deleting a name from a register

Antonyms
  • list

    means to add an item or name to a list

Grammar Patterns

delist + item + from + list

delist + seller + from + platform

Usage Note

The object is usually a page, name, service, seller, or group that is being removed from a public list or record. Distinguish this from sense 2, which is specific to shares and stock exchanges.

Common Mistakes

The website delisted the seller out of the directory.
The website delisted the seller from the directory.
use from for the list or record something is taken off.

2. to stop a share, stock, or company from being traded on a stock exchange

2.verbtransitiveC1
Definition

to stop a share, stock, or company from being traded on a stock exchange

Example

The exchange is delisting the airline after months of missed reports.

delist + company from an exchange

Investors panicked when the exchange announced delisting the small chip maker.

announce delisting + listed company

Common collocations
  • delist a stock
  • delist a company
  • delist shares
  • be delisted from the exchange
Synonyms
  • suspend

    can be temporary, while delist usually means the listing is removed

Antonyms
  • list

    means to admit a security for trading on an exchange

Grammar Patterns

delist + company + from + exchange

be delisted from + exchange

Usage Note

This sense is used when an exchange, market, or regulator removes a security from official trading there. The object is usually a stock, share, or listed company rather than a general item on a public list.

Common Mistakes

The exchange delisted the company off the market.
The exchange delisted the company from the market.
use from for the place where trading ends.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: verb/2

Delisting is narrower than remove because it specifically means taking something off a formal listing or exchange. In finance, suspend often means trading stops for a time, while delisting means the security is no longer listed there at all.

delisting ↗remove ↗suspend ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Verbs

Phrases

  • delist a seller
  • delist a page
  • delist a stock
  • be delisted from the exchange

Etymology

English

Delisting comes from de- meaning removal, list, and the verb ending -ing.