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
up vote 2 down vote. Being on a short list does not necessarily mean that they are going to interview you. It costs them quite a bit to fly you out and put you up in a hotel for a few days. But it is very possible that candidates ahead of you will ultimately turn the job down. And at some point they may well consider you, and fly you out.