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option
[op-shuhn]
noun
the power or right of choosing.
something that may be or is chosen; choice.
Synonyms: ,the act of choosing.
Synonyms: ,an item of equipment or a feature that may be chosen as an addition to or replacement for standard equipment and features.
a car with a long list of extra-cost options;
a telephoto lens option for a camera.
a privilege acquired, as by the payment of a premium or consideration, of demanding, within a specified time, the carrying out of a transaction upon stipulated terms; the right, as granted in a contract or by an initial payment, of acquiring something in the future.
We bought one lot and took a 90-day option on an adjoining one.
Football.a play in which a back has a choice of either passing or running with the ball.
verb (used with object)
to acquire or grant an option on.
The studio has optioned his latest novel for film adaptation.
to provide with optional equipment.
The car can be fully optioned at additional cost.
option
/ ˈɒʃə /
noun
the act or an instance of choosing or deciding
the power or liberty to choose
an exclusive opportunity, usually for a limited period, to buy something at a future date
he has a six-month option on the Canadian rights to this book
commerce the right to buy ( call option ) or sell ( put option ) a fixed quantity of a commodity, security, foreign exchange, etc, at a fixed price at a specified date in the future See also traded option
something chosen; choice
short for local option
not to commit oneself
See soft option
verb
(tr) to obtain or grant an option on
Other 51Թ Forms
- optionable adjective
- preoption noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of option1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
There is little doubt the government is leaning into this moment of turbulence – perhaps it has little option?
On May 8, the alliance filed a motion declaring that “having exhausted the full panoply of remedial measures within the Court’s authority, no further options remain but receivership.”
Pets and humans have ever-broader options for entwining their daily lives, routines and milestone moments.
Norris had no realistic option but to accept fault, but that does not always make a difference with racing drivers.
As a single parent, she said there was "no way" she would have been able to get a mortgage so shared ownership was "the only option".
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