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
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delist
transitive verb
de·list·ed, de·list·ing, de·listsTo remove from a list, especially from a list of securities traded on a stock exchange: delisted the stock.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present delists, present participle delisting, simple past and past participle delisted)
- To remove from an official register or list.
- When the company failed to file its financial statements, it was delisted by the Stock Exchange.
Origin
de- + list
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delist - Investment & Finance Definition
To remove a company from a U.S. stock exchange. Exchanges delist companies if the company’s stock falls lower than a minimum closing price, often $1, for a certain period of time. Exchanges also have minimum market capitalization levels.
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