delist

verb

de·​list (ˌ)dē-ˈlist How to pronounce delist (audio)
delisted; delisting; delists

transitive verb

: to remove from a list
especially : to remove (a security) from the list of securities that may be dealt in on a particular exchange

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The company's Class A ordinary shares, warrants, and units were delisted from Nasdaq and began trading on the Pink Current tier of the OTC Markets on January 28, 2025. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025 Analysts say that while there have clearly been cost cutting benefits for MFE in delisting its Spanish unit Mediaset Espana and combining MFE’s Italian and Spanish linear TV units, synergies with ProSieben are more complex. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025 Arsenal delisted from public ownership and re-registered as a private company in October 2018. Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025 The filing reduces any near-term possibility that the server maker could be delisted from the Nasdaq, an overhang that had weighed on Super Micro’s stock price. Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for delist

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of delist was in 1929

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“Delist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delist. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

Legal Definition

delist

transitive verb
de·​list dē-ˈlist How to pronounce delist (audio)
: to remove from a list
especially : to remove (a security) from the list of securities that may be traded on a particular exchange

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