| NOUN | possession | stock option | the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period |
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| possession | stock option | 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 |
| Meaning | The right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period. | |
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| Narrower | call option | An option to buy |
| put option | An option to sell | |
| Broader | option | The right to buy or sell property at an agreed price |
| Spanish | opción | |
| 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. | |
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| Example | "stock options are not much use as an incentive if the price at which they can be exercised is out of reach" | |
| Broader | benefit | financial assistance in time of need |
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