Papule and Plaque. A papule (/ËpÃ¦pjuËl/) is a circumscribed, solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid, varying in size from a pinhead to 1 cm. It can be brown, purple, pink or red in color, and can cluster into a papular rash. Papules may open when scratched and become infected and crusty.
Stock is an equity investment that represents part ownership in a corporation and entitles you to part of that corporation's earnings and assets. Common stock gives shareholders voting rights but no guarantee of dividend payments. Preferred stock provides no voting rights but usually guarantees a dividend payment.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  stock option(noun) the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period. 2  stock option(noun) a benefit given by a company to an employee in the form of an option to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a fixed price.