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unˈlisted, ppl. a.
[un-1 8.]
1. Not placed on a list.
1644God appearing for Parl. 5 (D.), The names of many are yet unlisted.
2. spec.
a. Stock Exchange. Formerly designating securities not dealt in on the Stock Exchange; also (N. Amer.), those sold over the counter (see over-the-counter adv. (a.) b); now in unlisted securities market, a market for securities in small companies admitted for trading on the Stock Exchange but not bound to comply with the rules for listed securities.
1905Daily Chron. 28 Apr. 4/4 Some of the most important securities..are ‘unlisted,’ and therefore not dealt in on the Stock Exchange. 1921,1929[see over-the-counter adv. (a.)]. 1979Times 13 Dec. 17/5 A new Unlisted Securities Market (USM) has been proposed which will provide a half way house between a private company and an official listing. 1983Sunday Tel. 10 Apr. 22/6 The Unlisted Securities Market (U.S.M.) is now an established part of The Stock Exchange London.
b. Of a telephone (number): = ex-directory a. Chiefly U.S.
1937R. Chandler in Dime Detective Mag. Nov. 48/2 Willie Peters..did a sideline selling unlisted telephone numbers bribed from maids and chauffeurs. 1942E. S. Gardner Case of Careless Kitten xiv. 137 Mason's unlisted telephone was ringing as he opened the door of his apartment. 1974‘J. le Carré’ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy xi. 84 A belly-ache from Admin..about the misuse of unlisted Circus telephones for private calls. 1980G. V. Higgins Kennedy for Defense v. 48 Gretchen doesn't give out the unlisted number. If I had a call, it was from somebody important. |
