put option
noun [C] (also put) FINANCE, STOCK MARKETDefinition
› an arrangement that allows the sale of shares, etc. at an agreed price until or on a particular date: They want to purchase put options in order to protect against a decline in the market value of the underlying security. → Compare stock option
(Definition of put option noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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