shortlist

short list

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shawrt-list]
- /ˈʃɔrtˌlɪst/
- /ˈʃɔːt.lɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt-list]
- /ˈʃɔrtˌlɪst/

Definitions of shortlist word

noun shortlist a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities. 1
verb with object shortlist to put on a short list. 1
noun shortlist list: chosen finalists 1
transitive verb shortlist choose as finalist 1
countable noun shortlist If someone is on a shortlist, for example for a job or a prize, they are one of a small group of people who have been chosen from a larger group. The successful person is then chosen from the small group. 0
verb shortlist If someone or something is shortlisted for a job or a prize, they are put on a shortlist. 0

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Origin of shortlist

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Shortlist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shortlist

shortlist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for shortlist

noun shortlist

contenders — Plural form of contender.

Just one Synonym for shortlist