delist
verb
de·list
(ˌ)dē-ˈlist 
delisted; delisting; delists
: 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
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Last month, it was delisted from the stock market, and a potential deal for an investment from a large automaker collapsed.
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Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
On Monday, the company said talks for a strategic tie-up had not proved fruitful and the New York Stock Exchange moved to delist its stock, which collapsed and closed Wednesday at 2 cents per share.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Around half of the URLs were successfully delisted for X and Google Groups, while around a third of URLs were removed for YouTube.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
On Monday, within a month of the previous notice, the company was delisted from the world’s biggest stock exchange.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
Among the targets of roughly 200 reports that Citron has published on US and global companies, about a dozen companies ended up being delisted or filing for bankruptcy, and some of their executives had civil or criminal charges filed against them.
—Kiuyan Wong, Fortune Asia, 26 Mar. 2024
The same ticker was used by Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, the casino company that filed for bankruptcy and delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in 2004.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
The Nasdaq gives companies 180 days to regain compliance or face delisting from the exchange.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
Experts say the deluge of DMCA takedown requests is evidence that Google should delist the offending sites from search.
—Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024
Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
On Monday, the company said talks for a strategic tie-up had not proved fruitful and the New York Stock Exchange moved to delist its stock, which collapsed and closed Wednesday at 2 cents per share.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Around half of the URLs were successfully delisted for X and Google Groups, while around a third of URLs were removed for YouTube.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
On Monday, within a month of the previous notice, the company was delisted from the world’s biggest stock exchange.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
Among the targets of roughly 200 reports that Citron has published on US and global companies, about a dozen companies ended up being delisted or filing for bankruptcy, and some of their executives had civil or criminal charges filed against them.
—Kiuyan Wong, Fortune Asia, 26 Mar. 2024
The same ticker was used by Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, the casino company that filed for bankruptcy and delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in 2004.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
The Nasdaq gives companies 180 days to regain compliance or face delisting from the exchange.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
Experts say the deluge of DMCA takedown requests is evidence that Google should delist the offending sites from search.
—Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1929, in the meaning defined above
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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
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