What is a 'Stock Appreciation Right - SAR'. A stock appreciation right (SAR) is a bonus given to employees that is equal to the appreciation of company stock over an established time period.
Noun. 1. provoker-someone who deliberately foments trouble; she was the instigator of their quarrel. inciter, instigant, instigator, firebrand. ringleader-a person who leads (especially in illicit activities). bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler-someone who deliberately stirs up trouble.oun. 1. provoker-someone who deliberately foments trouble; she was the instigator of their quarrel. inciter, instigant, instigator, firebrand. ringleader-a person who leads (especially in illicit activities). bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler-someone who deliberately stirs up trouble.
Something that provokes; a provocative act. (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate. When it's time to check for provocation ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.