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
Origin and Etymology of list. Middle English, from Old English hlystan, from hlyst hearing; akin to Old English hlysnan to listen. First Known Use: before 12th century. 4. list. noun. Definition of list. 1 : a band or strip of material: such asa : listelb : selvagec : a narrow strip of wood cut from the edge of a board.