# listing

Pronunciation: say "LIS-ting" /ˈlɪstɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A single entry in a directory or list, such as one advertising a business or a property for sale.
   - Simple: One item in a list, like a name in a phone book or an ad for a home.
   - _Their house sold within a week of the listing going up online._
   - _The directory includes listings for every licensed plumber in the county._
2. The act of entering items in a list, or of placing something on an official register or record.
   - Simple: The act of putting things on a list or adding something to an official record.
   - _The listing of the species as endangered required years of scientific review._
   - _Accurate listing of ingredients on food packages is required by law._
4. An entry on the register of securities that an exchange has accepted for trading and quotation.
   - Simple: A company's official place on a stock market, which lets people buy and sell its shares there.
   - _The startup's listing on the Nasdaq raised over a billion dollars._
   - _Foreign companies often seek a secondary listing in London or Hong Kong to reach more investors._
5. The physical form of a single item in a list, such as a printed entry occupying its own place on the page.
   - Simple: One item from a list as it appears printed on the page.
   - _The phone book's pages were so worn that each listing was hard to read._
   - _He tore a single listing from the catalog and slipped it into his pocket._
6. A printout of a computer program or of a data set.
   - Simple: A printed copy of a computer program or its data.
   - _The programmer spread the listing across her desk to trace the bug by hand._
   - _Early computer magazines published listings that readers could type in themselves._
8. The act of plowing with a lister, a plow that throws soil to both sides and leaves a deep furrow.
   - Simple: Plowing a field with a special plow that makes deep rows for planting.
   - _After the listing was done, the crew planted sorghum in the bottoms of the furrows._
   - _Listing leaves ridges that shelter young plants from the wind._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of list. — present participle and gerund of list
   - Simple: Present participle of list. Use it for an action that is happening now.
   - _The auctioneer was listing the items one by one before the sale began._
   - _Listing your goals at the start of the year can help you stay focused._

## Adjective

7. Stated or shown on a listing, as with a price or agent named in the published entry.
   - Simple: Shown in an ad or official entry, like the price given in a home ad.
   - _The buyers offered well below the listing price and waited for a counteroffer._
   - _The listing agent scheduled three showings for Saturday afternoon._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/listing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).