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list

 
 
/lɪst/ verb

Definition

[T] to make a list, or to include something in a list: I've listed some useful reading material on the handout.
[I or T] STOCK MARKET to make a company's shares available on a particular stock market: list sth on/in sth Eight new companies were listed on the Lahore stock exchange. A growing number of Latin American companies have their shares listed in the US. Many have decided not to list in New York, mainly because of the high cost of regulatory compliance there. → Compare quote verb
[I or T] US COMMERCE when something lists, or is listed, at a particular price, it is for sale at that price: list (sth) at/for sth The property in W 4th Street has just been listed at over $2 million.
→ See also cross-list
(Definition of list verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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