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/un lis"tid/, adj.1. not listed; not entered in a list or directory: an unlisted telephone number.2. (of a security) not admitted to trading privileges on an exchange.[1635-45; UN-1 + LIST1 + -ED2]
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unlisted — un‧list‧ed [ʌnˈlɪstd] adjective 1. FINANCE unlisted shares are in smaller companies that are not traded on the main stockmarket of a country, such as over the counter share S in the US: • Unlisted stocks were unable to match the gains posted by… … Financial and business terms
Unlisted — Un*list ed, a. Not listed; specif. (a) (New York Stock Exchange), admitted to quotation in the unlisted department, that is, admitted to be dealt in on the floor, but not to the regular list. (b) not listed in the telephone directory; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unlisted — [unlis′tid] adj. not listed; specif., a) not constituting an entry in a list b) not publicly listed; privately assigned [an unlisted telephone number] c) not listed among those admitted for the purpose of trading on the stock exchange: said of… … English World dictionary
unlisted — 1640s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of LIST (Cf. list) (v.). In ref. to stocks, attested from 1905; of phone numbers, from 1937 (Amer.Eng.) … Etymology dictionary
unlisted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not included on a list, especially of stock exchange prices or telephone numbers … English terms dictionary
unlisted — [[t]ʌ̱nlɪ̱stɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ If a person or their telephone number is unlisted, the number is not listed in the telephone book, and the telephone company will refuse to give it to people who ask for it. [mainly AM] (in BRIT, usually use ex… … English dictionary
unlisted — un|list|ed [ ʌn lıstəd ] adjective 1. ) an unlisted company is not on the official list of a particular STOCK EXCHANGE, so that you cannot buy or sell its STOCK there a ) used about the STOCK of an unlisted company 2. ) if your phone number is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unlisted — UK [ʌnˈlɪstɪd] / US [ʌnˈlɪstəd] adjective 1) business an unlisted company is not on the official list of a particular stock exchange, so that you cannot buy or sell its shares there a) business used about the shares of an unlisted company b) used … English dictionary
unlisted — adjective Date: 1644 1. not appearing on a list; especially not appearing in a telephone book < unlisted numbers > 2. being or involving a security not listed formally on an organized exchange ; over the counter … New Collegiate Dictionary
unlisted — un•list•ed [[t]ʌnˈlɪs tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) not listed; not entered in a list or directory: an unlisted phone number[/ex] 2) bus (of a security) not admitted to trading privileges on an exchange • Etymology: 1635–45 … From formal English to slang
