listing

noun

list·​ing ˈli-stiŋ 

1

: an act or instance of making or including in a list

2

: something that is listed

Synonyms

• list

Examples of listing in a Sentence

an alphabetical listing of all of the students currently enrolled in the school

Recent Examples on the Web

Across the nine-county area, median sales prices held steady and even inched up slightly, despite a 20% increase in active listings. —Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025

According to a recent Redfin report, inventory is near record-levels with over 1.9 million active listings and homes sold in July spent 43 days in the market before going under contract, the longest of any July since 2015. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025

CarGurus, a listings platform that captures most of the cars on the US market, said EV transactions surged 44% from July to June, spiking after Trump signed the legislation to kill EV subsidies. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025

The results of the analysis reflect real estate trends around the U.S. as there are more listings and homeowners not finding buyers who can match their asking prices, the report shows. —Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for listing

• misting
• twisting
• assisting
• blacklisting
• consisting
• delisting
• enlisting
• existing
• insisting
• persisting
• resisting
• subsisting

Kids Definition

listing

noun

list·​ing

1

: list entry 4

2

: something listed

Legal Definition

listing

noun

list·​ing

1

: an arrangement, agreement, or contract for the marketing of real property through one or more real estate agents usually for a specific period

called also listing agreement

— exclusive agency listing

: a listing under which only one agent may sell the property but without the right to a commission if the owner sells it directly

Note: An agent is usually still entitled to a commission if the owner sells directly to a buyer found by the agent, even if the sale occurs after the agreement expires.

— exclusive right to sell listing

: a listing under which only one agent may sell the property and is entitled to a commission if the owner sells it directly to any party

— multiple listing

: an agreement or arrangement under which real property is marketed through a service or association composed of several agents with a commission from the sale of a property shared between the selling agent and the agent that initiates the listing of it

— net listing

: a listing under which the agent that sells a property retains as compensation the amount of the selling price that exceeds a specified sum

— open listing

: a listing that does not preclude the use of multiple agents or a direct sale by the owner with no commission paid to an agent

called also nonexclusive listing

2

a

: a record of a property or properties available through a real estate agent

b

: a property listed in such a record