employee stock ownership plan
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employee stock ownership plan n:
esop
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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n.
A kind of employee retirement benefit plan in which the employees own shares in the employer’s company, often receiving contributions from the employer, and only recognize income from the shares upon collecting the proceeds at retirement.
abbrv.
ESOP
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
Amy Hackney Blackwell.
2008.
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+ Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
USA
A defined contribution plan which is designed to invest primarily in the plan sponsor's securities. An ESOP is generally used as a financing vehicle for the plan sponsor.
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms.
www.practicallaw.com.
2010.
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan — (ESOP) A company program fostering employee purchases of stock. ESOPs have sometimes been used by management to divest a company of unwanted divisions, selling them to the employees, using their retirement funds … American business jargon
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Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) — A company contributes to a trust fund that buys stock on behalf of employees. The New York Times Financial Glossary … Financial and business terms
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