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stock-purchase warrant

stock-purchase warrant

8.5
A right to buy shares of a company at a fixed price often sold with bonds
  • noun
  • /stɑk ˈpɜrʧəs ˈwɔrənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : warrant de compra de acciones
  • The investor received a stock-purchase warrant that allowed him to buy shares at a specific price.

Examples

  • After researching the benefits, she decided to exercise her stock-purchase warrant before it expired.

  • Many companies issue a stock-purchase warrant along with bonds to attract more investors.

  • And I happened to get a little book on warrants, common stock purchase warrants, which were the forerunner to what people call call options now.

  • And I happened to get a little book on warrants, common stock purchase warrants, which were the forerunner to what people call call options now.

Synonyms

warrant
vsstock-purchase warrant
  • Specialized
7 8.1

A paper that lets a person buy a company's shares at a set price for a limited time

focuses on buying a specified amount of common equity and issued with other securities
stock warrant
vsstock-purchase warrant
  • Specialized
7.6

A paper that lets you buy a company's shares at a fixed price before a date

is the same but specifically tied to common equity and often issued with bonds
subscription warrant
vsstock-purchase warrant
  • Specialized
9.6

A document that lets the person who has it buy company shares at a set price before a date

is often issued together with bonds or preferred securities

Surface Forms

stock-purchase warrant singular
stock-purchase warrants plural

Morphology

stock-purchase + warrant

The phrase is compositionally built from 'stock' + 'purchase' plus 'warrant' and literally denotes a warrant that gives the right to purchase stocks; a learner who knows those constituent meanings can readily infer this function. Although it is a technical/financial term, its meaning follows straightforward compositional logic rather than an idiomatic shift, so it is accessible to learners familiar with the component words.

Etymology

Stock-purchase warrant is like a special coupon from a company: the warrant gives the owner the 'right' to purchase a set amount of stock later at a fixed price, so they can 'buy stock later' even if the market price goes up.