Freebase (1.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: Dividend. Dividends are payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, that money can be put to two uses: it can either be re-invested in the business, or it can be distributed to shareholders.
short list [BACK TO TOP] Meaning: A list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
Within a single sentence for short lists use the. format, (a), (b), etc. For a list of sentences or short paragraphs, use a list format: 1. 2. Bullets can be used if it better describes the list but not preferred, e.g. a lot of numbers. are used in the list. â Personal pronouns and rhetorical questions only appear when absolutely necessary.