listing
/ˈlɪstɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɪstɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈli-stiŋ/ (ame, mw)
listing — noun
- listingsingular
- listingsplural
1. a public record or announcement that appears alongside similar items — for examp
a public record or announcement that appears alongside similar items — for example, an apartment for rent on a website, an open position advertised through a recruitment board, or a company accepted for trading on a stock exchange.
Ayana found several apartment listings in her budget range on the rental website.
collocation: apartment listing / property listing
The company's stock listing was suspended after the accounting investigation.
collocation: stock listing (financial market)
Hugo checked the online directory listing for a dentist near his office.
Each job listing on the noticeboard included the salary and a contact email.
The festival's event listing showed concerts, parades, and food stalls across the weekend.
- delisting
the removal of an item from a published list, especially in stock markets
文法句型
a listing of [items]
a [domain] listing
用法筆記
Often combined with a preceding noun to specify the type, such as job listing, property listing, stock listing, or directory listing. The word can refer either to the whole published collection (e.g. 'the online listings') or to a single item within it (e.g. 'a listing for a studio apartment').
常見錯誤
2. the activity or process of putting items into a list, often in an organised or o
the activity or process of putting items into a list, often in an organised or official way — for example, recording the names of endangered species, adding items to an agenda, or cataloguing books in a library.
The listing of all endangered birds took the research team six months to complete.
pattern: the listing of + [specific items]
The committee approved the listing of three new proposals on the meeting agenda.
formal register: committee / approved the listing of
Adina finished the listing of every textbook in the library before the winter break.
The hospital requires careful listing of all patient medications during admission.
Accurate listing of expenses is essential for the annual budget report.
- cataloguing
suggests a more systematic, detailed organisation, often with descriptions
- recording
broader; includes any way of keeping information, not necessarily in list form
- enumeration
very formal; emphasises counting items one by one
- delisting
the formal removal of an item from a list, particularly in stock exchanges
文法句型
the listing of [items]
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable when referring to the general activity ('Listing takes time'), but countable when referring to a specific instance ('The listing of the items took two hours'). Typically followed by of + noun phrase indicating what is being listed.