# delisted

/ˌdiˈɫɪstɪd/ (US) · CEFR C1 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/delisted
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Definition

to remove something from an official list, so it is no longer sold, offered, or traded. You see it most with company shares and products.

For teachers: to remove from an official list or register, especially to remove a company's securities from trading on a stock exchange. Often implies removal for failure to meet listing requirements or following a takeover.

## Examples

- The store delists products that nobody buys.
- The exchange delisted the company after its share price stayed too low for months.
- After repeated reporting failures, regulators delisted the firm, wiping out small investors who had assumed listing alone guaranteed oversight.

## Usage notes

- The verb is transitive and takes a direct object.

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