stock option
noun
1
: an option contract involving stock
2
: a right granted by a corporation to officers or employees as a form of compensation that allows purchase of corporate stock at a fixed price usually within a specified period
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The increase was primarily due to a lower income tax benefit recognized for excess tax benefits from stock option exercises.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
First, research industry-specific salary ranges, and consider other forms of compensation, like stock options, health benefits and bonus structures.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Not just stock options — pre-AOL merger stock options.
—Joel Stein, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
As of December 31, 2024, the company held $8.83 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and investments, an increase of $1.49 billion from the previous year, primarily due to cash provided by operating activities and proceeds from stock option exercises.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 31 Jan. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
First, research industry-specific salary ranges, and consider other forms of compensation, like stock options, health benefits and bonus structures.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Not just stock options — pre-AOL merger stock options.
—Joel Stein, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
As of December 31, 2024, the company held $8.83 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and investments, an increase of $1.49 billion from the previous year, primarily due to cash provided by operating activities and proceeds from stock option exercises.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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