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
A short sale is when you sell the property for less than what is owed, and the lender agrees to the sale - sometime writing off the balance entirely and sometimes coming after you for the balance. Either way, this shortage is reported as bad debt, and it can remain reported as such for at least 7 years, depending on how it is reported, etc.