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

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

The Administration listed field offices for closure, then delisted them, though some rural outposts, in Iowa, Montana, and West Virginia, offer only phone service owing to the loss of staff. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026

Then, the following year, Chinese officials announced a data privacy probe of ride-hailing firm Didi just days after its New York IPO, forcing the company to eventually delist. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Apr. 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