delisting
UK[ˌdiːˈlɪstɪŋ]US[ˌdiːˈlɪstɪŋ]
n
The action of removing a company's shares from an official stock exchange so that they can no longer be traded publicly.
Morpheme Breakdown
de
list
ing
de
reverse
list
to register
ing
noun suffix
Etymology
The word "delisting" is a modern financial term constructed from core English elements. The prefix "de-," from Latin, carries its classical sense of reversal or removal. It is attached to the verb "list," which, through a semantic shift from its Old English meaning of a border or strip, came to signify the act of entering an item into a formal record or register. The suffix "-ing" nominalizes the action, creating a term that logically describes the process of undoing a listing. Thus, the literal "action of reversing the registration" perfectly captures the contemporary financial procedure of removing a security from an exchange.
Analysis
Structure: de (reverse) + list (to register) + ing (noun suffix)
- de: A prefix of Latin origin meaning "down from, off, away, reversing or undoing an action."
- list: A verb of Germanic origin (from Old English liste, meaning "border, strip") which evolved to mean "to enter in a register or catalogue."
- ing: A suffix of Old English origin used to form nouns from verbs, indicating an action or its result.
Examples
The company faced delisting from the Nasdaq due to its failure to meet minimum share price requirements.
Investors were concerned about the potential delisting and its impact on the stock's liquidity.
The formal announcement of the delisting will be made after the market closes on Friday.