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option
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option
n.
choice, alternative, possibility, selection, election; (Finance) right to buy or sell a particular thing (such as stock-market commodity) at an agreed price within a fixed time
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Option
Option may refer to:
Computing
- Option key, a key on Apple computer keyboards
- Option type, a polymorphic data type in programming languages
- Command-line option, an optional parameter to a command
- OPTIONS, an HTTP request method
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option
Noun
1. the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
(hypernym) derivative instrument, derivative
(hyponym) naked option
2. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
(synonym) alternative, choice
(hypernym) decision making, deciding
(hyponym) obverse
3. the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
(synonym) choice, selection, pick
(hypernym) action
(hyponym) casting
(derivation) choose, prefer, opt
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Option (die)
nf.
option, choice, alternative, possibility
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option
nf.
option, choice, alternative, possibility
