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
Examples of stock option in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
If the buyer is not a U.S. company and does not desire to grant stock options or equity incentives, what types of cash compensation plans will the buyer use to retain key employees of the seller?
—
Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
UnitedHealth Group's annual Proxy Statement for 2023, which is the latest available, put , though with stock options and compensation his total earnings for the year were $10,221,898.
—James Bickerton, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Musk does not receive any cash salary or other bonuses, only stock options, as compensation.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
The stock options Tesla granted to Musk were initially worth $2.6 billion but had soared to $56 billion when McCormick blocked the package in January, according to Bloomberg News.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for stock option 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
UnitedHealth Group's annual Proxy Statement for 2023, which is the latest available, put , though with stock options and compensation his total earnings for the year were $10,221,898.
—James Bickerton, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Musk does not receive any cash salary or other bonuses, only stock options, as compensation.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
The stock options Tesla granted to Musk were initially worth $2.6 billion but had soared to $56 billion when McCormick blocked the package in January, according to Bloomberg News.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for stock option
Dictionary Entries Near stock option
Cite this Entry
“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share