stock warrant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    warrant; stock-purchase warrant.
    • as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities
  2. noun 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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