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STOCK OPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A benefit given by a company to an employee in the form of an option to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a fixed price
Example:
stock options are not much use as an incentive if the price at which they can be exercised is out of reach
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("stock option" is a kind of...):
benefit (financial assistance in time of need)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("stock option" is a kind of...):
option (the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock option"):
call option (an option to buy)
put option (an option to sell)
