list
♦♦♦ list /l'ɪst/ (lists listing listed)
1 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A list of things such as names or addresses is a set of them which all belong to a particular category, written down one below the other.
We are making a list of the top ten men we would not want to be married to...
There were six names on the list.
...fine wine from the hotel's exhaustive wine list.
see also Civil List, hit list, laundry list, laundry list, mailing list, shopping list, waiting list
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A list of things is a set of them that you think of as being in a particular order.
High on the list of public demands is to end military control of broadcasting...
I would have thought if they were looking for redundancies I would be last on the list...
`First City' joined a long list of failed banks.
3 [VERB] V n
To list several things such as reasons or names means to write or say them one after another, usually in a particular order.
Manufacturers must list ingredients in order of the amount used.
4 [VERB] V n prep, V-ed
To list something in a particular way means to include it in that way in a list or report.
A medical examiner has listed the deaths as homicides...
He was not listed under his real name on the residents panel.
5 [VERB] V, also V n
If a company is listed, or if it lists, on a stock exchange, it obtains an official quotation for its shares so that people can buy and sell them. (BUSINESS)
It will list on the London Stock Exchange next week with a value of 130 million pounds.
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see also listed, listinghit list (hit lists)
1 [N-COUNT] oft poss N, N of n
If someone has a hit list of people or things, they are intending to take action concerning those people or things.
Some banks also have a hit list of people whom they threaten to sue for damages.
2 [N-COUNT]
A hit list is a list that someone makes of people they intend to have killed.hon|ours list (honours lists)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing, oft supp N
In Britain, the honours list is the list of people who have been selected to receive titles or awards from the Queen because of their achievements.
He has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list.laun|dry list (laundry lists)
[N-COUNT] usu N of n
If you describe something as a laundry list of things, you mean that it is a long list of them.
...a laundry list of reasons why shareholders should reject the bid.list price (list prices)
[N-COUNT]
The list price of an item is the price which the manufacturer suggests that a shopkeeper should charge for it.mail|ing list (mailing lists)
[N-COUNT]
A mailing list is a list of names and addresses that a company or organization keeps, so that they can send people information or advertisements.shop|ping list (shopping lists)
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A shopping list is a list of the things that you want to buy when you go shopping, which you write on a piece of paper.trans|fer list (transfer lists)
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In football, a transfer list is a list of players at a club who may be sold to other clubs. (BRIT)wait|ing list (waiting lists)
[N-COUNT] oft on N
A waiting list is a list of people who have asked for something which cannot be given to them immediately, for example medical treatment, housing, or training, and who must therefore wait until it is available.
There were 20,000 people on the waiting list for a home.wish list (wish lists)
[N-COUNT] oft with poss
If you refer to someone's wish list, you mean all the things which they would like to happen or be given, although these things may be unlikely. (INFORMAL)
...one special toy that tops the wish list of every child...
1 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A list of things such as names or addresses is a set of them which all belong to a particular category, written down one below the other.
We are making a list of the top ten men we would not want to be married to...
There were six names on the list.
...fine wine from the hotel's exhaustive wine list.
see also Civil List, hit list, laundry list, laundry list, mailing list, shopping list, waiting list
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A list of things is a set of them that you think of as being in a particular order.
High on the list of public demands is to end military control of broadcasting...
I would have thought if they were looking for redundancies I would be last on the list...
`First City' joined a long list of failed banks.
3 [VERB] V n
To list several things such as reasons or names means to write or say them one after another, usually in a particular order.
Manufacturers must list ingredients in order of the amount used.
4 [VERB] V n prep, V-ed
To list something in a particular way means to include it in that way in a list or report.
A medical examiner has listed the deaths as homicides...
He was not listed under his real name on the residents panel.
5 [VERB] V, also V n
If a company is listed, or if it lists, on a stock exchange, it obtains an official quotation for its shares so that people can buy and sell them. (BUSINESS)
It will list on the London Stock Exchange next week with a value of 130 million pounds.
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see also listed, listinghit list (hit lists)
1 [N-COUNT] oft poss N, N of n
If someone has a hit list of people or things, they are intending to take action concerning those people or things.
Some banks also have a hit list of people whom they threaten to sue for damages.
2 [N-COUNT]
A hit list is a list that someone makes of people they intend to have killed.hon|ours list (honours lists)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing, oft supp N
In Britain, the honours list is the list of people who have been selected to receive titles or awards from the Queen because of their achievements.
He has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list.laun|dry list (laundry lists)
[N-COUNT] usu N of n
If you describe something as a laundry list of things, you mean that it is a long list of them.
...a laundry list of reasons why shareholders should reject the bid.list price (list prices)
[N-COUNT]
The list price of an item is the price which the manufacturer suggests that a shopkeeper should charge for it.mail|ing list (mailing lists)
[N-COUNT]
A mailing list is a list of names and addresses that a company or organization keeps, so that they can send people information or advertisements.shop|ping list (shopping lists)
[N-COUNT]
A shopping list is a list of the things that you want to buy when you go shopping, which you write on a piece of paper.trans|fer list (transfer lists)
[N-COUNT]
In football, a transfer list is a list of players at a club who may be sold to other clubs. (BRIT)wait|ing list (waiting lists)
[N-COUNT] oft on N
A waiting list is a list of people who have asked for something which cannot be given to them immediately, for example medical treatment, housing, or training, and who must therefore wait until it is available.
There were 20,000 people on the waiting list for a home.wish list (wish lists)
[N-COUNT] oft with poss
If you refer to someone's wish list, you mean all the things which they would like to happen or be given, although these things may be unlikely. (INFORMAL)
...one special toy that tops the wish list of every child...