Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense delists, present participle delisting, past tense, past participle delisted
verb
If a company delists or if its shares are delisted, its shares are removed from the official list of shares that can be traded on the stock market.
[business]
The group asked the Stock Exchange to delist the shares of four of its companies. [VERB noun]
The shares dived and were delisted from the London market. [beVERB-ed + from]
[Also VERB]
delist in British English
(ˌdiːˈlɪst)
verb(transitive)
1.
to remove from a list
2. stock exchange
to remove (a security) from the register of those that may be traded on the recognized market
delist in American English
(diˈlɪst)
verb transitive
to remove (a name or item) from a list, directory, or catalog; specif., to remove (a company's stock) from the register of stocks approved for trading on an exchange
Examples of 'delist' in a sentence
delist
Once the company is delisted, surgery can be conducted without embarrassing media coverage.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It can have the company delisted if the vote in favour of the offer gets to 77 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Whether the group is delisted or sold on to a new owner, existing shareholders will see their investments wiped out.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The British company was delisted yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The company has been delisted from Plus Markets.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The company was delisted in November, little more than two weeks after it had denied any wrongdoing.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
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British English: delist VERB
If a company delists or if its shares are delisted, its shares are removed from the official list of shares that can be traded on the stock market.
The group asked the Stock Exchange to delist the shares of four of its companies.