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UK /ˈɒpʃən/ US /ˈɑpʃən/

noun 4verb 2

Collocations

(noun.) freedom to choose

VERB + OPTION

have

If you don't like the first job offer, you have another option to consider.

give sb

PREP

with/without the ~ of

She accepted the job offer without the option of working from home.

PHRASES

have little/no option but to

The restaurant was fully booked, so we had little option but to try somewhere else.

(noun.) sth you choose/can choose

ADJ

available, possible, viable | real, realistic

attractive, good

Studying abroad seemed like an attractive option for her future career.

preferred | practical

easy, soft

Taking the afternoon shift seemed like an easy option, but it turned out to be quite exhausting.

cheap | expensive | policy | menu (on a computer)

VERB + OPTION

choose, exercise, select, take

When you finish your degree, you can choose the option to study abroad or find a job immediately.

give sb, offer (sb) | limit

look at

Before choosing a university, I looked at several different options.

PHRASES

keep/leave your options open

(noun.) right to buy/sell sth at some time in the future

ADJ

first | share, stock

VERB + OPTION

have

exercise, take (up)

He decided to exercise his option to renew the lease for another five years.

PREP

~ on

If you're interested in buying that apartment, you should ask for first option on it before other buyers.

Definitions

noun

One of a set of choices that can be made.

Luiz struggled with the movement of Helguson in the box, as he collected a long ball and the Spaniard barged him over, leaving referee Chris Foy little option but to point to the spot.

Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.

The freedom or right to choose.

A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile.

There's a book out on us and there's gonna be a movie based on the book. ABC has bought the option for a movie to be made specially for T.V.

The acquiring or retention of a nationality through personal choice as a right, bypassing selective legal mechanisms for naturalization, especially in cases where a territory is transferred or passed on from one state to another.

At that time every emigrant who was made aware of such a notification submitted his application for option to the British Consuls within the period prescribed.

A right of option, mostly in favour of the nationality of the predecessor State, has been accorded in most cases of partial State succession, either by treaty or by domestic legislation.

verb

To purchase an option on something.

The new novel was optioned by the film studio, but they'll probably never decide to make a movie from it.

To configure, by setting an option.

The device that is to echo the characters should be optioned for echoplexing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of choosing or selecting

noun — one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

nuclear option

In resolving a problem, the possible course of action that is considered the most extreme because of its collateral consequences.

Mr. Storey said his “nuclear option” was moving to Ocean Drive and living in his house full time, but that, too, came with obvious risks.

Example Bank

Luiz struggled with the movement of Helguson in the box, as he collected a long ball and the Spaniard barged him over, leaving referee Chris Foy little option but to point to the spot.

Wiktionary

There's a book out on us and there's gonna be a movie based on the book. ABC has bought the option for a movie to be made specially for T.V.

Wiktionary

The new novel was optioned by the film studio, but they'll probably never decide to make a movie from it.

Wiktionary

The device that is to echo the characters should be optioned for echoplexing.

Wiktionary

In the U.S., you have the option, when you enter a restaurant, to sit in the smoking or non-smoking section.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, option is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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