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
PENDING SHORT SALE â A new status that is very similar to Pending Backup Requested, but specifically for short sales. Short sale approval times are quite long, and the failure rate of offers is very high, so this is an indication that the seller is encouraging backup offers in case the current one backs out.