stock option

stock option

n.

A right to buy or sell specific securities or commodities at a stated price within a specified time.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stock option - the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period option - the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited call option - an option to buy put option - an option to sell
	2.	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; "stock options are not much use as an incentive if the price at which they can be exercised is out of reach" benefit - financial assistance in time of need