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

Shop the piece in five neutral shades, including a few back-in-stock options. — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Under the separation agreement, Kubasik will not receive any bonus under the company’s 2026 incentive plan but will keep nearly 384,000 stock options. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Employees holding incentive stock options face a similar opportunity. — Anastasia Atamanchuk, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

That is Turner's contractual claim rather than his title, which is also broadly how UK investors got stock options and how most of the alternative assets sold to wealthy buyers are wrapped. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stock option

• adoption

Legal Definition

stock option

see also:

option sense 3