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 value of Agwunobi’s stock options were reported in 2007 by The Street and repeated by Rennie in his column Sunday.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
These are people motivated not by bonuses or stock options, but by a sense of responsibility to help Illinois become stronger, fairer and more prosperous — and a belief that their work matters in making that happen.
—John Atkinson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The reports would have to include executive salaries, benefits, stock options, bonuses, stock buybacks and other taxable payments and be published annually on the office’s website.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
That doesn’t include her stock options and a bonus tied to the company’s IPO price.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
These are people motivated not by bonuses or stock options, but by a sense of responsibility to help Illinois become stronger, fairer and more prosperous — and a belief that their work matters in making that happen.
—John Atkinson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The reports would have to include executive salaries, benefits, stock options, bonuses, stock buybacks and other taxable payments and be published annually on the office’s website.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
That doesn’t include her stock options and a bonus tied to the company’s IPO price.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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