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stock card
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stock exchange
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stock-in-trade
stock market
stock option
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stock option
stock op·tion (plural stock op·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
right to buy or sell stock: a right to buy or sell stock at a fixed price, especially one granted by a corporation to an employee as a form of compensation or reward for performance
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