delist

verb

de·​list (ˌ)dē-ˈlist 

delisted; delisting; delists

transitive verb

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, under its new owners, EA’s common stock has stopped trading and will be delisted from Nasdaq. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Dunmoyer’s is the first petition to delist an animal since the peregrine falcon, which was removed in 2009, said Melissa Miller-Henson, executive director of the Fish and Game Commission. — Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Once on the brink of collapse after a $300 million fraud scandal that forced it to delist from Nasdaq in 2020, the coffee chain has staged a sharp comeback. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Unfavorable market conditions have prompted many sellers to delist their homes. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for delist

• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• checklist
• consist
• desist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist

Legal Definition

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