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means A written description of a property (or item) for sale or rent, compiled to catch a buyer's eye.

from From 'list,' tracing back to Old English 'liste,' meaning a border, strip, or edge — related to the same root that gives us 'list' as in tilting a ship to one side. The 'written record' sense of list emerged later, from the idea of items arranged in a strip or row, one after another. 'Listing' as a real-estate term — a property entered on an agent's list for sale — is a much newer, practical offshoot, popping up as the business of selling houses became its own industry needing its own paperwork.