1. stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant, warrant

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 Sentences:
'as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities'

Synonyms

• stock-purchase warrant
• warrant

2. stock warrant

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