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STOCK-PURCHASE WARRANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Example:
as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities
Synonyms:
stock-purchase warrant; stock warrant; warrant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("stock-purchase warrant" is a kind of...):
security; surety (property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock-purchase warrant"):
perpetual warrant (a warrant with no expiration date)
subscription warrant (a warrant that expires on a stipulated date)
