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
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Others trade at fractions of a penny after being delisted by their stock exchange.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025
Atkins said on Friday that the SEC would continue taking action against foreign companies that failed to abide by U.S. rules, including delisting Chinese firms if necessary.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
This matters right now because there has been some speculation that China stocks could be delisted from U.S. exchanges as part of the current trade spat.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The company's securities were delisted from the Nasdaq Global Market on September 24, 2024, due to non-compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing rules.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025
Atkins said on Friday that the SEC would continue taking action against foreign companies that failed to abide by U.S. rules, including delisting Chinese firms if necessary.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
This matters right now because there has been some speculation that China stocks could be delisted from U.S. exchanges as part of the current trade spat.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The company's securities were delisted from the Nasdaq Global Market on September 24, 2024, due to non-compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing rules.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
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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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