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Meaning of 'option' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Option [ n.]
- The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.
- The exercise of the power of choice; choice.
- A wishing; a wish.
- A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by Parliament in 1845.
- A stipulated privilege, given to a party in a time contract, of demanding its fulfillment on any day within a specified limit.

Meaning of 'option' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . option [ n]
Meaning (1):
- one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
Example in sentence:
  • my only choice is to refuse;
  • there is no other alternative;
  • what option did I have?
Meaning (2):
- the act of choosing or selecting
Example in sentence:
  • you can take your pick;
  • your choice of colors was unfortunate

Nearby Words:

optable optate optation optative optatively optic optical optically optician optics

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