employee stock ownership plan

Thân thiện

An employee reviews the details of the employee stock ownership plan with a financial advisor.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company: An employee stock ownership plan is a formal arrangement where a company provides its employees with an ownership interest in the form of shares of stock.

Usage

• An employee stock ownership plan is typically established by a company as a benefit program.
• It is used to describe a specific type of retirement or incentive plan that invests primarily in the stock of the employer company.
• The term is often used in corporate, financial, and human resources contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The new employee stock ownership plan was announced to boost morale and retention.
  • Participation in the employee stock ownership plan allowed her to build significant savings.

Advanced Usage

• "to establish/set up an employee stock ownership plan": to create such a program.
  • The board voted to establish an employee stock ownership plan.
• "to participate in/enroll in an employee stock ownership plan": to become a member of the plan.
  • All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the employee stock ownership plan.

Variants and Related Words

• ESOP (noun): A common acronym for "employee stock ownership plan".
  • The company's ESOP is highly valued by the staff.
• Employee ownership (noun phrase): The general concept of employees owning shares in their company, which can be achieved through an ESOP or other means.
  • The culture of employee ownership contributed to the company's success.

Synonyms

• Employee share scheme (noun phrase): A plan for distributing shares to employees.
• Stock bonus plan (noun phrase): A type of plan where employees receive company stock as a bonus.

Related Phrases

• Leveraged ESOP (noun phrase): An employee stock ownership plan that borrows money to buy company stock.
  • The leveraged ESOP was used to facilitate the ownership transition.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company

Từ đồng nghĩa

• esop