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noun
A right to buy stock shares in a particular company at a specified price within a specified time period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: benefit
noun
the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: option
Narrower terms: call option, put option
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Across languages
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