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

Examples of delist in a Sentence

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Cue Health, which made Covid tests and counted Google as an early customer, and Better Therapeutics, which used digital therapeutics to treat cardiometabolic conditions, both shuttered operations and delisted from the Nasdaq. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024 Nissan and Honda plan to finish talks around June 2025 before establishing a holding company about a year later, with shares being delisted around that time. William Gavin, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024 There have been multiple attempts to remove the animals from the federal endangered species list since 2008, with various administrations attempting to delist them, saying the country's wolf population has recovered. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 Will Spirit still be traded on the New York Stock Exchange? After filing for Chapter 11, Spirit expects to be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in the near future. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for delist 

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 17 Jan. 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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