listing Definition

list¹
noun

1. A series of names, numbers, prices, etc printed out, written down or said one after the other.

Thesaurus: catalogue, directory, enumeration, file, index, tally, roster, tabulation, roll, inventory.
2. computing.
An arrangement of data in a file.

verb listed, listing

1. To make a list of something.

Thesaurus: tabulate, catalogue, itemize, file, index, alphabetize, record, register, note.
2. To add to a list.
3. To include in a list. See lists, listing, listed building.

Etymology: From Anglo-Saxon liste border.

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list²
verb

intr
listed, listing
1. Said especially of ships: to lean over to one side.

Thesaurus: lean, tilt, tip, incline, slope, cant, heel.

noun

1. The act of listing or a listing position.

Etymology: 17c.

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list³
noun

1. The selvage on woven textile fabrics.
2. A strip, especially one cut from a border.
3. A border.

verb

listed, listing
1. To border. See lists.

Etymology: From Anglo-Saxon liste border.

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list⁴
verb listed, listing

archaic:
poetic:
intr
1. To listen.
2. To listen to something.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hlystan.

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listing
noun

1. A list.
2. A position in a list.
3. computing.
A printout of a file or a program.
4. stock exchange.
An official quotation for stock so that it can be traded on the Stock Exchange.
5. A guide to what is currently available in entertainment such as the cinema, live music or the theatre.

Form: listings

Etymology: 17c: from Anglo-Saxon list.