delist

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verb

To remove from an official register or list.

“When the company failed to file its financial statements, it was delisted by the Stock Exchange.”

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Meanings

verbdelist (third-person singular simple present delists, present participle delisting, simple past and past participle delisted)

present singular third person delists · participle present delisting · participle past delisted · past delisted

  1. transitiveTo remove from an official register or list.

    When the company failed to file its financial statements, it was delisted by the Stock Exchange.

    1 more example

    When the property had failed to sell for months on end, it was delisted by the owner, who will try again next spring.

    Synonyms: unlist · Antonyms: list, relist

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove from an official register or list.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Old Englishlīste
  8. Old Frenchliste
  9. Medieval Latinlista
  10. Middle Englishlī̆st
  11. Englishlist
  12. Englishdelist

From de- + list.

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APA

delist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delist

MLA

“delist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delist.

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