Dictionary entry
stock-purchase warrant
认股权证；准购股份证
a right to buy a company's shares at a fixed price within a certain period of time
准购股份证
In use
The company issued stock-purchase warrants to all its employees as part of the bonus plan.
He decided to exercise his stock-purchase warrant before the price went up.
Each stock-purchase warrant allows you to buy one share at twenty dollars.
stock-purchase warrant + allows/grants [holder] [right]
此模式中动词常用 allows 或 grants，后接持有人和权利。
The stock-purchase warrant allows the holder to purchase shares at a predetermined price.
该准购股份证允许持有人按预定价格购买股份。
exercise + stock-purchase warrant
exercise 表示行使认股权，为常见动词搭配。
He decided to exercise his stock-purchase warrant before the expiration date.
他决定在到期日之前行使他的准购股份证。
issue + stock-purchase warrant
issue 常与介词 to 连用，表示发行对象。
The company issued stock-purchase warrants to its existing shareholders.
该公司向其现有股东发行了准购股份证。
Common mistakes
He bought a stock purchase warrant.He bought a stock-purchase warrant.
复合名词“stock-purchase warrant”需要连字符连接两个部分，表示“准购股份证”。
He warrants the stock.He holds a stock-purchase warrant.
“warrant”作为动词意为“保证”，而此处应用名词形式“stock-purchase warrant”表示“认股权证”。
Connections
Confusing words
- warrant
- 认股权证 · warrant泛指所有类型的认股权证或授权证，而stock-purchase warrant特指购买股份的权证。
- stock option
- 股票期权 · stock option是期权，通常期限较短且可交易，而stock-purchase warrant是公司发行的长期认股权证。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.