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listing

listing

18 1.0
Writing names or things in order so you can remember them
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪstɪŋ/
translation icon : enumeración
  • The nontraditional program must be more than just a listing in the physical education curriculum.
  • listing decision
  • a mere listing
  • a listing task

Examples

  • A complete, detailed listing of the results can be obtained from the first or second author upon request.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Give me the real estate listing of every industrial property sold here in the last ten years.

    Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

  • Try to begin with as complete a listing of costs as possible.

    Academic text (2008)

  • A minimal listing of products is provided on the website, but no listing of the markets served.

    Academic text (2002)

  • I shall give you a precise listing of the most recent abandonments in a few moments' time.

    Le Mans (1971)

  • Once again, the mere listing of these seven selected competencies is not sufficient.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Once the lead author identified preliminary categories/themes, she generated a listing of these.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The preference for Black performers by Black teens was even more evident in their listings of favorite musicians.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Then I phoned Information and asked if they had a new listing for Margaret Trumble in Riviera Beach.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Before finalizing the project, please provide a detailed listing of all required materials.

Synonyms

enumeration
vslisting
3 5.4

A list of things made by counting them

is the act of writing or forming a set without counting or ordering
itemization
vslisting
  • US
1 6.0

A list that shows each thing separately, often with details

is the act of writing or forming a set without such detail

How Complete

compiling
3.9
listing
18 1.0

Surface Forms

listing singular
listings plural

Morphology

listing = list (transparent) = list + ing

A gerundial noun formed from the verb 'list' denoting the action of listing; meaning follows directly from the verb plus '-ing'.

Etymology

Listing is the action of making a list, and it comes from the same old word list that meant a 'strip' for writing. So a listing is the act of writing or putting items together, like a list of things to pack.