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delisting

delisting

1 6.4
Removal of something from an official list, for example when a company's shares stop trading on a stock exchange
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːˈlɪstɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : deslistado
  • The company's financial struggles could lead to delisting from the stock exchange if they do not improve their performance.
  • delisting of species
  • delisting rule
  • delisting plan

Examples

  • When those management actions cease with delisting, the species will again be exposed to the threats that caused its endangerment.

    Academic text (2012)
  • With the preservation and restoration of habitat, the region's biodiversity is maintained and improved with the delisting of species.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Increased intensity and scale of ongoing management activities, including strategic growth of the protected areas system, could result in delisting.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The CMA is not complete, but the details of the general elements of this delisting mechanism are shared below.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The USFWS must have confidence in the conservation partnership and the strength of the conservation plan before a delisting decision can be made.

    Academic text (2012)
  • If delisting occurs, the gray whale would still be covered by the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

    Academic text (1993)
  • A brief history of the restoration and delisting of the NRM gray wolf.

    Academic text (2009)
  • At the time this article went to press, a lawsuit to overturn the NRM delisting, filed by 14 conservation groups, was pending.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Criteria for this delisting are inconsistent with prior delistings of recovered birds and mammals.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The USFWS will monitor the success of the conservation partnership's ability to implement the conservation plan during an extended post-delisting monitoring period.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

deselection
vsdelisting
  • Jargon
6.7

Removing someone from a list of candidates or positions

removes an item from an official register and often affects company shares

Antonyms

18 1.0

Writing names or things in order so you can remember them

11 3.7

An extra thing that is part of a larger item or package

Surface Forms

delisting singular
delistings plural

Morphology

delisting = delist (transparent) = de + list + ing

This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'delist' meaning the act or process of removing from a list.

Etymology

The word delisting comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' or 'off' and the word list, which is a 'record of names or items'. So delisting means taking something off a list, for example when a company is removed from the stock exchange.