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share option

British  

noun

  1. a scheme giving employees an option to buy shares in the company for which they work at a favourable price or discount

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"I think Ryanair shareholders are getting a particular value out of our share options - both mine and the rest of the management team," he said in response to being asked about the share option on an analyst call earlier this month.

From BBC

A card’s share option makes it easy to text or email contact details to others.

From New York Times

When announcing the package last month it said: "The board believes that the significant increase in value of the shares to be achieved before Michael's share option award vests is suitably challenging but achievable and would be evidence of the success of the group's elevation strategy and Michael's leading role in this."

From BBC

"The board believes that the significant increase in value of the shares to be achieved before Michael's share option award vests is suitably challenging but achievable and would be evidence of the success of the group's elevation strategy and Michael's leading role in this," the company said.

From BBC

But starting today, Google is launching a revamped share option that’s effectively a private messaging feature built into the Google Photos iOS and Android mobile and website.

From The Verge