short-list

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shawrt list]
- /ʃɔrt lɪst/
- /ʃɔːt lɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt list]
- /ʃɔrt lɪst/

Definitions of short-list word

verb with object short-list to put on a short list. 1
noun short-list a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities. 1

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Origin of short-list

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Short-list

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Short-list

short-list popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for short-list

noun short-list

contenders — Plural form of contender.

Just one Synonym for short-list