Meaning of STOCK WARRANT

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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 [n]  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; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"
	Synonyms:		stock-purchase warrant, warrant
	See Also:		guarantee, perpetual warrant, security, subscription warrant, surety, warrant, warrantee, warranty