listing

1
[ lis-ting ]
/ ˈlɪs tɪŋ /
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noun

a list; record; catalog.
the act of compiling a list.
something listed or included in a list: a listing in the telephone directory.

Origin of listing

1
First recorded in 1635–45; list1 + -ing1

Words nearby listing

listeria, listeriosis, listerism, listerize, listicle, listing, listing's law, listless, liston, lists, listserv

Definition for listing (2 of 7)

listing 2
[ lis-ting ]
/ ˈlɪs tɪŋ /

noun

material, as bark or sapwood, that is trimmed from a board.

Origin of listing

2
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at list2, -ing1

Definition for listing (3 of 7)

list 1
[ list ]
/ lɪst /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to be offered for sale, as in a catalog, at a specified price: This radio lists at $49.95.
Archaic. enlist.

Origin of list

1
1595–1605; special use of list2 (roll of names, perhaps orig. of contestants in the lists); compare French liste < Italian lista roll of names, earlier, band, strip (e.g., of paper), border < Old High German (German Leiste)

SYNONYMS FOR list

1 register. List, catalog, inventory, roll, schedule imply a definite arrangement of items. List denotes a series of names, items, or figures arranged in a row or rows: a list of groceries. Catalog adds the idea of alphabetical or other orderly arrangement, and, often, descriptive particulars and details: a library catalog. An inventory is a detailed descriptive list of property, stock, goods, or the like made for legal or business purposes: a store inventory. A roll is a list of names of members of some defined group often used to ascertain their presence or absence: a class roll. A schedule is a methodical (especially official) list, often indicating the time or sequence of certain events: a train schedule.
7 record, catalog.
8 enroll.
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Definition for listing (4 of 7)

list 2
[ list ]
/ lɪst /

noun

adjective

made of selvages or strips of cloth.

verb (used with object)

Origin of list

2
before 900; Middle English lista, Old English līst border; cognate with Dutch lijst, German Leiste (Old High German līsta)

Definition for listing (5 of 7)

list 3
[ list ]
/ lɪst /

noun

a careening, or leaning to one side, as of a ship.

verb (used without object)

(of a ship or boat) to incline to one side; careen: The ship listed to starboard.

verb (used with object)

to cause (a vessel) to incline to one side: The shifting of the cargo listed the ship to starboard.

Origin of list

3
First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

Definition for listing (6 of 7)

list 4
[ list ]
/ lɪst /
Archaic.

verb (used with object)

to please.
to like or desire.

verb (used without object)

to like; wish; choose.

Origin of list

4
before 900; Middle English listen, lusten, Old English ( ge)lystan to please; cognate with German gelüsten, Old Norse lysta to desire, akin to Gothic lustōn to desire. See lust

Definition for listing (7 of 7)

list 5
[ list ]
/ lɪst /
Archaic.

verb (used without object)

to listen.

verb (used with object)

to listen to.

Origin of list

5
before 900; Middle English listen, Old English hlystan to listen, hear, derivative of hlyst ear; cognate with Swedish lysta; akin to Old Norse hlusta to listen. See listen

Words related to listing

register, detail, note, place, classify, file, enter, post, specify, invoice, tab, enumerate, poll, numerate, index, particularize, itemize, catalogue, book, inventory

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British Dictionary definitions for listing (1 of 6)

listing
/ (ˈlɪstɪŋ) /

noun

a list or an entry in a list
computing a printed copy of a program or file in a form that can be read by humans
a place on the Official List of Securities of the London Stock Exchange obtained by a company that has fulfilled the listing requirements and whose shares are quoted on the main market
(plural) lists of concerts, films, and other events printed in newspapers or magazines, showing details, such as times and venues

British Dictionary definitions for listing (2 of 6)

list 1
/ (lɪst) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of list

listable, adjective

Word Origin for list

C17: from French, ultimately related to list ²; compare Italian lista list of names (earlier: border, strip, as of paper), Old High German līsta border

British Dictionary definitions for listing (3 of 6)

list 2
/ (lɪst) /

verb

(esp of ships) to lean over or cause to lean over to one side

noun

the act or an instance of leaning to one side

Word Origin for list

C17: origin unknown

British Dictionary definitions for listing (4 of 6)

list 3
/ (lɪst) /

noun

verb (tr)

See also lists

Word Origin for list

Old English līst; related to Old High German līsta

British Dictionary definitions for listing (5 of 6)

list 4
/ (lɪst) archaic /

verb

to be pleasing to (a person)
(tr) to desire or choose

noun

a liking or desire

Word Origin for list

Old English lystan; related to Old High German lusten and Gothic lūston to desire

British Dictionary definitions for listing (6 of 6)

list 5
/ (lɪst) /

verb

an archaic or poetic word for listen

Word Origin for list

Old English hlystan; related to Old Norse hlusta

Idioms and Phrases with listing

list

see black list; enter the lists; sucker list.