26984 words

lists

13 definitions • 21 examples
1
a 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:

Examples:

Is your name on the list?
I've made a list of places I'd like to visit while we're in Paris.
2
If a ship has a list, it leans to one side.
3
to make a list, or to include something in a list:

Examples:

I've listed some useful reading material on the handout.
4
(of a ship) to lean to one side, especially as a result of damage:

Examples:

The tanker is listing badly and liable to sink at any moment.
5
to make a company's shares available on a particular financial market:

Examples:

Last year, eight new companies were listed on the Lahore stock exchange.
6
to make something, especially a property, available for people to buy:

Examples:

The actor has listed his 5,000-sq.-ft. house and plans to find a new place in the Los Angeles area.
If you look on the internet, you'll find the product listed on several websites.
US The real estate agent suggested we list at $700,000.
7
a record of short pieces of information usually arranged one below the other so that they can be read easily or counted:

Examples:

I have a long list of things we need to get for our new house.
8
(esp. of a ship) to lean to one side:

Examples:

The tanker is listing badly and may sink.
9
to make a record of short pieces of information, usually arranging one below the other so that they can be read easily or counted:

Examples:

The professor gave us a handout in which she listed the books we were supposed to read for the course.
10
a 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:

Examples:

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.
11
to make a list, or to include something in a list:

Examples:

I've listed some useful reading material on the handout.
12
to make a company's shares available on a particular stock market:

Examples:

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.
13
when something lists, or is listed, at a particular price, it is for sale at that price:

Examples:

list (sth) at/for sth The property in W 4th Street has just been listed at over $2 million.

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