shortlist

See also: short-list, and short list

English

Alternative forms

• short-list

Noun

shortlist (plural shortlists)

1. Alternative spelling of short list

Verb

shortlist (third-person singular simple present shortlists, present participle shortlisting, simple past and past participle shortlisted)

1. To place something on a short list
   • 2019 October, “First Trenitalia wins West Coast Partnership”, in Modern Railways, page 11:

     First and Trenitalia were initially shortlisted for the East Midlands franchise but withdrew from bidding to focus on the West Coast Partnership, while Trenitalia was shortlisted as a sole entity for the South Eastern franchise but again withdrew from the competition.

Derived terms

• shortlisted

References

• “shortlist”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.