The Open Dictionary

rights

相关词: right

片语

Definition (finance)

  1. Plural

    The privilege granted to existing shareholders to buy additional shares of a company at a preferential price when new shares are issued.

    • The company announced a new share issue, granting rights to existing shareholders.

    • Shareholders were notified that their rights to purchase shares would expire next week.

    • Through the rights issue, the company successfully raised the capital required for expansion.

Definition (legal)

  1. Plural

    The legal authority to control who can utilize a book or film.

    • She has purchased the adaptation rights for this novel.

    • We are in negotiations for the distribution rights of this documentary.

    • The production company has obtained the rights to adapt the comic book into a TV series.