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
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Short. not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight. 2  Short. not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath. 3  Short.