list
noun [ C ]
uk/lɪst/ usa record of short pieces of information, such as people's names, usually written or printed with a single thing on each line and often ordered in a way that makes a particular thing easy to find:
a list of possible candidates for the job
I've made a list of this week's orders.
on a list Is your name on the list?
New office furniture is not high on our list of priorities.
See also
A-list
Daily Official List
focus list
hit list
laundry list
legal list
Lloyd's List
mailing list
price list
shopping list
watch list
wish list
list
verb
uk/lɪst/ us [ 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 ] COMMERCE US
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