Standard Lemma guide

listing

adj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈlɪstɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪstɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: L IH1 S T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

As listed or shown on a listing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • What is this house's listing price?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The action of the verb to list.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An entry in a list or directory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Aardvaark Plumbing is the first listing in Yellow Pages.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An entry in a list or directory.

An entry on a register of securities accepted for trading and quotation on a securities exchange or similar system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The company may even lose its listing on the stock exchange.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A printout of a program or data set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • Print me a listing of the latest version.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A physical manifestation of a single item in a list.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Please pass me the second listing for the two-story house, from that stack.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The act of ploughing with a lister.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

present participle and gerund of list

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

  • The ship is listing heavily to one side.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

the act of making a list of items

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: itemization, itemisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organization, organisation

Narrower terms: inventory, inventorying, stocktaking, stock-taking

10

noun

Meaning 10

a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: list

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: database

Narrower terms: agenda, agendum, order of business, A-list, bibliography, bill, blacklist, black book, shitlist, calendar, calorie chart, canon, catalog, catalogue, character set, checklist, class list, honours list, codex, contents, table of contents, corrigenda, credits, criminal record, record, directory, distribution list, enumeration, numbering, FAQ, free list, grocery list, shopping list, hit list, hit parade, index, key, inventory, stock list, mailing list, masthead, flag, menu, computer menu, necrology, playlist, play list, portfolio, posting, price list, push-down list, push-down stack, stack, queue, roll, roster, schedule, short list, shortlist, sick list, slate, ticket, standing, wish list

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: listado — an entry in a list or director
  • Spanish: aviso — an entry in a list or director
  • Spanish: oferta — an entry in a list or director
  • Spanish: anuncio — an entry in a list or director
  • Spanish: publicación — an entry in a list or director
Real reading context

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