listing

Plurallistings

1. 1
   nouncountable

   One item in a list, like a name in a phone book or an ad for a home.

   The restaurant's listing in the guide shows its hours and address.

   She found a listing for a cheap apartment and called right away.

   Similarentry, record, advertisement

2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act of putting things on a list or adding something to an official record.

   The listing of all the school's books took two full days.

   Careful listing of your costs each month helps you plan your money.

   Similarregistration, inclusion, enumeration, recording

   Oppositeremoval, exclusion

3. 3
   verb

   Present participle of list. Use it for an action that is happening now.

   She is listing everything we need for the camping trip.

   He sat at the table, listing his favorite movies in a notebook.

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A company's official place on a stock market, which lets people buy and sell its shares there.

   The company celebrated its first listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

   After years of losses, the firm lost its listing and its shares stopped trading.

   Similarflotation

   Oppositedelisting

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   One item from a list as it appears printed on the page.

   She cut the listing out of the newspaper and stuck it on the fridge.

   He drew a red circle around one listing on the printed page.

   Similarentry

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   A printed copy of a computer program or its data.

   Like printing out a recipe so you can read it away from the screen.

   The teacher handed out a listing of the program so the class could read the code.

   He checked the listing line by line to find the mistake.

   Similarprintout

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7. 7
   adjective

   Shown in an ad or official entry, like the price given in a home ad.

   The listing price of the house was higher than we could pay.

   We called the listing agent to ask about the apartment.

   Similarasking

8. 8
   noununcountable

   Plowing a field with a special plow that makes deep rows for planting.

   Listing takes longer than regular plowing, but the deep rows hold water for the corn.

   The farmer finished the listing before the spring rains came.

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