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listing

UK/ˈlɪstɪŋ/US/ˈlɪstɪŋ/
nounC1Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,178 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: listings

A listing is an entry in a published list. A property listing.

In Britain a listing also means official protection for a historic building. A listing on an exchange is what turns a private company into a public one.

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Definitions of listing

  1. 1nounlistingAn entry in a published list.C1

    “The listing had the wrong number and the wrong opening hours.”

listing is an entry.

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listing in the wild

  • The exchange is the primary listing for many technology companies and also trades stock in many foreign firms, with China and Israel being the largest foreign sources.

    Nasdaq

  • The term is commonly used in mathematics and computer science to refer to a listing of all of the elements of a set.

    Enumeration

  • Since its introduction in 1966, more than 95,000 separate listings have been added to the register.

    United States National Register of Historic Places listings

  • All places on this list can be found on the online Australian Heritage Database, along with other places on other Australian and world heritage listings.

    National Heritage List (Australia)

  • In corporate finance, a listing refers to the company's shares being on the list (or board) of stock that are publicly listed.

    Listing (finance)

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