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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According to the petition, the state sought grizzlies to be delisted because their numbers had reportedly rebounded from historic lows. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025 Governments that worry about trading away their leverage should remember that delisting HTS and providing Syria with sanctions relief now would not stop them from undertaking other punitive actions later if the circumstances require it. Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025 The gains come as the company appears to have bought itself more time from being delisted from the Nasdaq exchange amid delays in filing its financial reports. Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 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 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 21 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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