short list

¹

or shortlist

noun

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

short-list

²

[ shawrt-list ]

verb (used with object)

1. to put on a short list.

short list

noun

1. a list of suitable applicants for a job, post, etc, from which the successful candidate will be selected

verb

1. to put (someone) on a short list

Word History and Origins

Origin of short list¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Related Words

• waiting list