stock option

stock option
stock option see option 3

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

stock option
n.
The right to buy stock at a predetermined price, usually better than market price, during a specified period, offered as incentive or compensation to employees and managers of a company.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


stock option
The right to purchase stock in the future at a price set at the time the option is granted (by sale or as compensation by the corporation). To actually obtain the shares of stock the owner of the option must exercise the option by paying the agreed upon price and requesting issuance of the shares.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, etc.

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

stock option
n.
   the right to purchase stock in the future at a price set at the time the option is granted (by sale or as compensation by the corporation). To actually obtain the shares of stock the owner of the option must "exercise" the option by paying the agreed upon price and requesting issuance of the shares.
   See also: option, share, stock

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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