delist

verb

de·​list (ˌ)dē-ˈlist 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Once a national discount heavyweight, Big Lots was delisted from the NYSE late last year and now trades as a penny stock. —Catherine Baab, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025

This positive performance suggests that the worst may be over for the stock, especially considering the company narrowly avoided Nasdaq delisting in February. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

If Super Micro fails to file the reports, its stock could be delisted from Nasdaq. —Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for delist

• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• checklist
• consist
• desist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist

Legal Definition

delist

transitive verb

de·​list dē-ˈlist 

: to remove from a list

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