Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Aktienoptionsprogramm
English translation:
stock option plan/program (ESOP)
German term
Aktienoptionsprogramm
| 5 +6 | stock option plan/program (ESOP) |
Ted Wozniak
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| 4 +2 | stock option program |
Kathinka van de Griendt
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Aug 14, 2013 10:06: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "Investment / Securities"
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Proposed translations
United States
Bridging the Language GAAP-
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
stock option plan/program (ESOP)
| neutral |
Textklick
: Agree - but UK "share" instead of "stock" and "plan" instead of "program"
13 mins
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| agree |
Ayisyen
35 mins
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| agree |
RobinB
: But isn't ESOP also (and perhaps more commonly) an "employee stock ownership program", i.e. a deferred compensation plan (stock purchase, etc.). Even in the UK, though, "stock option" is rapidly overtaking "share option".
1 hr
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| agree |
Jeff Steffin
: in a North American context this is the best solution
2 hrs
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| neutral |
Gisela Greenlee
: ESOP stands for employee stock ownership plan, as RobinB pointed out, and a stock option plan is not quite the same as a employee stock ownership plan.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Alison Schwitzgebel
6 hrs
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
: You seem to be right with ESOP - employees are mentioned in the context.
9 hrs
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| agree |
Sabine Tietge
3 days 6 hrs
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3 Decades of Medical Experience
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
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