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
The short run [in economics] is a period of time in which the quantity of at least one input is fixed and the quantities of the other inputs can be varied.The long run is a period of time in which the quantities of all inputs can be varied.he Short Run vs. Long Run. In the study of economics, the long run and the short run do not refer to a specific duration or period of time such as three months versus five years.