option
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈɑpʃən/
:
opción
- For your next vacation, consider all the options available to you, such as beach or mountain destinations.
When you don't have many options, you can't be choosy.
- When you don't have many options, you can't be choosy.
- Say the doctor chooses option A and it works.
- It's a very costly option and it's loud.
- They don't even give you the option to push a number.
- You do not have the Wi-Fi option from Cura.
- It was the singular last option possible on this earth.
- You're going to be given the option to deduct the mileage.
- And so dropping out was not an option for me mentally.
Examples
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I can only think of one option.
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What's the vegan option for dinner tonight?
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These workers have few options and little power.
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Even if you get a better option, keep your word.
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Every day you have the option to get more of it.
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You want to offer options for your customer.
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The Prime Minister has no options left, but Scotland does.
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Well, for this round, the options are this or that.
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All right, so now our options are as follows.
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There are an increasing number of low-residency options, and each program aims to offer something unique.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
One thing you pick or the act of picking from several things
∞
2.0
A chance that something may happen
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3.2
One of several choices you can pick
155
1.8
The person or thing chosen for a specific purpose
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
32
4.8
A right to buy company shares later at a fixed price, often given to employees
- Specialized
3
8.3
A contract that gives you the choice to sell an investment at a fixed price within a set time
- Specialized
2
7.7
A contract that lets someone choose to buy something of value at a set price for a limited time
- Specialized
A financial contract you can use to buy or sell on specific dates during its life
- Specialized
A way to sell an option while you already own the shares the buyer may buy
- Formal
A right for a friendly investor to buy key assets before others to stop a takeover
- Specialized
A right to buy company stock at a set price if the company meets business goals
- Specialized
An offer that lets employees buy company shares later if the company meets its goals
- Specialized
To sell a right to buy or sell a stock without owning it and risk large losses
How Flexible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Option comes from the old Latin word optio, from optare 'to choose', and it is the same root as the simple verb opt, so an option is literally a choice you can pick.