English noun: stock warrant |
1. | stock warrant (possession) a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price |
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| Samples | As a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities.
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| Synonyms | stock-purchase warrant, warrant |
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| Broader (hypernym) | security, surety |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | perpetual warrant, subscription warrant |
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2. | stock warrant (communication) a written certificate that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a specified period of time |
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| Broader (hypernym) | guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty |
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