English noun: stock-purchase warrant | |||
1. | stock-purchase 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 | ||
Samples | As a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities. | ||
Synonyms | stock warrant, warrant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | security, surety | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | perpetual warrant, subscription warrant | ||