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short list
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noun
a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities.
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Origin of short list
First recorded in 1925â30
Words nearby short list
short jenny, short-laid, shortleaf pine, short leg, short line, short list, short-lived, short loin, shortly, short metre, Short money
Other definitions for short list (2 of 2)
short-list
[ shawrt-list ]
/ ËÊÉrtËlÉȘst /
verb (used with object)
to put on a short list.
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How to use short list in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for short list
short list
/ mainly British /
noun
a list of suitable applicants for a job, post, etc, from which the successful candidate will be selected
verb short-list (tr)
to put (someone) on a short list
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