If a person or their phone number is unlisted, the number is not listed in the phone book, and the phone company will refuse to give it to people who ask for it.
[mainly US]regional note: in BRIT, usually use ex-directory
2. adjective
An unlisted company or unlisted stock is not listed officially on a stock exchange.
[business]
Its shares are traded on the Unlisted Securities Market.
unlisted in British English
(ʌnˈlɪstɪd)
adjective
1.
not entered on a list
2. US and Canadian
(of a telephone number or telephone subscriber) not listed in a telephone directory
Brit term: ex-directory
unlisted in American English
(ʌnˈlɪstɪd)
adjective
not listed
; specif.,
a.
not constituting an entry in a list
b.
not publicly listed; privately assigned
an unlisted telephone number
c.
not listed among those admitted for the purpose of trading on the stock exchange
said of securities
Examples of 'unlisted' in a sentence
unlisted
Only my soiled underwear wrapped around the private address and unlisted telephone number of the Secretary of State for Defence.
Dobbs, Michael THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS (2003)
Giovanni had supplied Iris with his unlisted number and the arrangements were soon made.
Low, Ona MURKY SHALLOWS (2003)
Immediately after Lloyd had interviewed her she had reported to him, using an unlisted number.
Forbes, Bryan A SONG AT TWILIGHT (2003)
But the Barnes home phone was unlisted, and unlisted numbers were stubbornly elusive.
Laura Lippman EVERY SECRET THING (2003)
In other languages
unlisted
British English: unlisted /ʌnˈlɪstɪd/ ADJECTIVE
If a person or their telephone number is unlisted, the number is not listed in the telephone book, and the telephone company will refuse to give it to people who ask for it.
The managing director, whose telephone number is unlisted, could not be contacted yesterday.
American English: unlisted
Arabic: غَيْرُ مُدْرَج
Brazilian Portuguese: não cotado na lista
Chinese: 未编入册的
Croatian: nepopisan
Czech: neuvedený
Danish: hemmelig
Dutch: niet geregistreerd
European Spanish: no incluido
Finnish: luetteloimaton
French: non répertorié
German: nicht verzeichnet
Greek: μη καταχωρημένος
Italian: numero di telefono non reso pubblico nell'elenco