What is a 'Stock Appreciation Right - SAR'. A stock appreciation right (SAR) is a bonus given to employees that is equal to the appreciation of company stock over an established time period.
Noun. 1. provoker-someone who deliberately foments trouble; she was the instigator of their quarrel. inciter, instigant, instigator, firebrand. ringleader-a person who leads (especially in illicit activities). bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler-someone who deliberately stirs up trouble.oun. 1. provoker-someone who deliberately foments trouble; she was the instigator of their quarrel. inciter, instigant, instigator, firebrand. ringleader-a person who leads (especially in illicit activities). bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler-someone who deliberately stirs up trouble.
Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  taper(noun) a convex shape that narrows toward a point. 2  taper(noun) the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) 3  wick, taper(noun) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame.