listings
English meaning: Listings
Definition
The action of the verb to list.
Example
“The agent updated the property listings with fresh photos.”
Another example: “Check the cinema listings to see what's showing this weekend.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'listing'. A neutral noun common in real estate, commerce, and media ('property listings', 'job listings', 'TV listings'). Refers to items formally entered on a list or for sale.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the verb 'list' ('to set down in a list'), from Old English 'liste' ('border, edge'); the commercial sense developed in the 20th century.
Synonyms
- entries
- records
- catalogues
- registers
- advertisements
Related Words
Common Collocations
- property listings
- job listings
- real estate listings
- online listings
- business listings
Word Forms
list (v); listed; listing (n); listings (pl)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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