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ESOP

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • homophone: Aesop

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name

Meaning 1

Initialism of European Symposium on Programming.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Acronym of Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

a company that implements such a plan

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: employee stock ownership plan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stock purchase plan

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.