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 purpose of shortlisting is to reduce the number of bidders to generally between three and five. Bidding for a PPP project, especially a complex one, is a costly undertaking for a bidder. Evaluating bids is also a time-consuming exercise for the Authority and its advisers.