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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Four days later, Musk became the first person ever worth $700 billion, after the Delaware Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that had voided an award of Tesla stock options now worth $126 billion to Musk.
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Matt Durot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Jejurikar has been awarded a performance incentive of more than 130,000 company stock options.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Jejurikar has been awarded a performance incentive of more than 130,000 company stock options.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2026
The real money for CEOs, however, comes in the form of stocks, stock options, and other noncash awards.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
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Matt Durot, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Jejurikar has been awarded a performance incentive of more than 130,000 company stock options.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Jejurikar has been awarded a performance incentive of more than 130,000 company stock options.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2026
The real money for CEOs, however, comes in the form of stocks, stock options, and other noncash awards.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Stock option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20option. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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