definitions

short-list

[ shawrt-list ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˌlɪst /

verb (used with object)

to put on a short list.

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RELATED WORDS

shortlist

Nearby words

short-form, short-handed, short-haul, short-horned grasshopper, short-laid, short-list, short-lived, short-order, short-range, short-run, short-sheet

Definition for short-list (2 of 2)

short list

or short·list

noun

a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities.

Origin of short list

First recorded in 1925–30
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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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