option

op·tion

 (ŏp′shən)

n.

1. The act of choosing; choice: Her option was to quit school and start her own business.

2. The power or freedom to choose: We have the option of driving or taking the train.

3.

a. The right, usually obtained for a fee, to buy or sell an asset within a specified time at a set price.

b. A contract or financial instrument granting such a right: a stock option.

c. The right to make a movie adaptation of a literary work or play: a movie studio that purchased an option on a book.

d. Baseball The right of a major-league team to transfer a player to a minor-league team while being able to recall the player within a specified period.

4. Something chosen or available as a choice. See Synonyms at choice.

5. An item or feature that may be chosen to replace or enhance standard equipment, as in a car.

6. Football An offensive play in which a back, usually the quarterback, decides during the play whether to run with the ball, throw a pass, or make a lateral, depending on the actions of the defense.

tr.v. op·tioned, op·tion·ing, op·tions

1. To acquire or grant an option on: "had optioned for a film several short stories about two policemen" (Barbara Goldsmith).

2. Baseball To transfer (a major-league player) to a minor-league club on option.

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[Latin optiō, optiōn-.]

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option

(ˈɒpʃən)

n

1. the act or an instance of choosing or deciding

2. the power or liberty to choose

3. (Commerce) 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.

4. (Stock Exchange) 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

5. something chosen; choice

6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) NZ short for local option

7. keep one's options open leave one's options open not to commit oneself

8. See soft option

vb

(Commerce) (tr) to obtain or grant an option on

[C17: from Latin optiō free choice, from optāre to choose]

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op•tion

(ˈɒp ʃən)
n.

1. the power or right of choosing.

2. something that may be chosen; choice: leave one's options open.

3. the act of choosing.

4. an item of equipment or an extra feature that may be chosen.

5. part of a legal agreement giving one the right to buy property, use services, etc., after a specified time or for an additional period under the terms of the agreement.

6. a football play in which a back has a choice of either passing or running with the ball.

v.t.

7. to acquire or grant an option on.

8. to provide with optional equipment.

[1595–1605; < Latin optiō choice, derivative of optāre to select]

op′tion•a•ble, adj.

syn: See choice.

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option

Past participle: optioned
Gerund: optioning

Imperative

option

option

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option

1. The right to buy or sell an asset at an agreed price.

2. Offensive maneuver in which a back may choose to pass the ball or run with it.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	option - 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 naked option - a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position covered option - a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option call option, call - the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date put, put option - the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date straddle - the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options incentive option, incentive stock option - an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals derivative instrument, derivative - a financial instrument whose value is based on another security stock option - the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period lock-up option - an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover
	2.	option - 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" alternative, choice deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" obverse - the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue" druthers, preference - the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" default option, default - an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified possible action, possibility, opening - a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" impossible action, impossibility - an alternative that is not available Hobson's choice - the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all soft option - an easier alternative; "the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade"
	3.	option - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" selection, choice, pick action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" casting - the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie coloration, colouration - choice and use of colors (as by an artist) sampling - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study decision, determination, conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" willing, volition - the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition" election - the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession" balloting, vote, voting, ballot - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"

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option

noun choice, alternative, selection, preference, freedom of choice, power to choose, election He was jailed for thirty days without the option of a fine.

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option

noun

1. The act of choosing:

choice, election, preference, selection.

2. The power or right of choosing:

alternative, choice.

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Translations

خِيَارٌخَيار، إخْتِيار

možnostmožnost výběruopce

mulighedvalgmulighed

WahlAlternativeMöglichkeit

επιλογή

opciónopción financieraopcionesremedioalternativa

vaihtoehto

choixoption

opcija

szabad választás

val, kostur

opzionesceltaalternativa

選択

선택권

fakultatyvuslaisvai pasirenkamas

izvēle

optie

valg

opcja

opção

опциявыбор

izbira

val

ตัวเลือก

seçenekseçim

sự lựa chọn

选择选择权选项

option

[ˈɒpʃən] N

1. (= choice) → opción f
what are my options? → ¿qué opciones tengo?
you have a number of options → tienes varias opciones
I have no option → no tengo más or otro remedio, no tengo otra opción
she had no option but to leave → no tuvo más remedio que irse
to have the option of doing sth → tener la posibilidad de hacer algo
imprisonment without the option of bail (Jur) → prisión f preventiva
to keep one's options open → no descartar ninguna posibilidad

2. (Comm) → opción f
at the option of the purchaser → a opción del comprador
stock option (Fin) → compra f opcional de acciones
to take out an option on another 100 → suscribir una opción para la compra de otros 100
with the option to buy → con opción de compra
with an option on ten more aircraft → con opción para la compra de otros diez aviones

3. (Scol, Univ) → asignatura f optativa
I'm doing geology as my option → tengo geología como asignatura optativa

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option

[ˈɒpʃ^ən] n

(= choice) → option f
He had two options → Il avait deux options.
That is their only option → C'est leur seule option.
I've got no option → Je n'ai pas d'autre option.
I'm afraid that's not an option → Je crains que cela ne soit pas une option.
the option of sth → l'option de qch
to have no other option → ne pas avoir d'autre option
to have no option but to do sth → ne pas avoir d'autre option que de faire qch

to keep one's options open (= not commit o.s.) → réserver sa décision
to leave one's options open → réserver sa décision

(= subject) → option f
I'm doing geology as my option → Je fais géologie en option.

→ option f

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option

n

(= choice) → Wahl f no pl; (= possible course of action) → Möglichkeit f; you have the option of leaving or staying → Sie haben die Wahl, ob Sie gehen oder bleiben wollen; to give somebody the option of doing something → jdm die Wahl lassen, etw zu tun; I have little/no option → mir bleibt kaum eine/keine andere Wahl; he had no option but to come → ihm blieb nichts anderes übrig, als zu kommen; you have only two options (open to you) → es stehen Ihnen nur zwei Möglichkeiten zur Wahl; that leaves us no option → das lässt uns keine andere Wahl; to keep or leave one’s options open → sich (dat) → alle Möglichkeiten offenlassen; imprisonment without the option of a fine (Jur) → Gefängnisstrafe f → ohne Zulassung einer ersatzweisen Geldstrafe; the military option → die militärische Lösung

(Comm) → Option f (→ on auf +acc); (on house, goods etc) → Vorkaufsrecht nt (→ on an +dat); (on shares) → Bezugsrecht nt → (on für); with an option to buy → mit einer Kaufoption or (on shares) → Bezugsoption; (= on approval) → zur Ansicht; to have a 20-day option → eine Option mit einer Frist von 20 Tagen haben

(Univ, Sch) → Wahlfach nt

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option

[ˈɒpʃ/ən] n

a. (choice) → scelta
I have no option → non ho scelta
she had no option but to leave → non poteva far altro che partire
to keep one's options open → non precludersi alcuna possibilità
imprisonment without the option of bail (Law) → carcerazione f senza possibilità di libertà provvisoria

b. (Comm) → opzione f
with the option to buy → con opzione di acquisto

c. (Scol, Univ) → materia facoltativa

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

option

(ˈopʃən) noun

choice. You have no option but to obey him. keuse, alternatief, opsie خَيار، إخْتِيار избор opção volba Wahl valgmulighed επιλογήopción valik گزینه؛ انتخاب vaihtoehto choixאפשרות पसन्द, चुनने का अधिकार opcija, mogućnost (szabad) választás pilihan val, kostur scelta; opzione 選択 선택 pasirinkimas izvēle pilihan keusvalgopcja, wybór انتخاب opção opţiune, alegere выбор možnosť voľby izbira izbor val ทางเลือก seçim 選擇權 вибір; предмет вибору پسند، حق اختيار sự lựa chọn 选择，选择权

ˈoptional adjective

a matter of choice. Music is optional at our school; an optional subject. nieverpligte, opsioneel إخْتِياري избираем opcional nepovinný, volitelný frei wählbar valgfri προαιρετικόςopcional valikuline انتخابی valinnainen facultatif נָתוּן לִבחִירָה वैकल्पिक izborni (szabadon) választható berdasarkan pilihan valfrjáls opzionale, facoltativo 任意の 선택적인 laisvai pasirenkamas, fakultatyvus izvēles-; fakultatīvs pilihan facultatiefvalgfri fakultatywny, do wyboru انتخابى facultativo op­ţional, facultativ необязательный; факультативный nepovinný, voliteľný na izbiro; neobvezen izborni valfri, frivillig ซึ่งเป็นทางเลือก seçmeli 可任意選擇的 необов'язковий; факультативний اختياري tuỳ ý 可任意选择的

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option

→ خِيَارٌ možnost výběru mulighed Wahl επιλογή opción vaihtoehto option opcija opzione 選択 선택권 optie valg opcja opção выбор val ตัวเลือก seçenek sự lựa chọn 选项

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option

n. opción, alternativa.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• I'd like the cheapest option → أُريدُ الـحُصُولَ على أَرْخَصِ الـخَياراتِ → Chtěl bych tu nejlevnější možnost → Jeg vil bede om den billigste billet → Ich möchte die billigste Möglichkeit → Θα ήθελα τη φτηνότερη επιλογή → Quiero lo que me salga más barato → Haluaisin halvimman vaihtoehdon → Je voudrais le billet le moins cher → Želim najjeftinju opciju → Vorrei l'opzione meno costosa → 一番安い方法がいいのですが → 가장 싼 것이 좋아요 → Ik wil graag de goedkoopste optie → Jeg vil gjerne ha billigste alternativ → Proszę najtańszy wariant → Eu queria a opção mais barata → Хотелось бы найти самый недорогой вариант → Jag vill helst ha det som är billigast → ฉันอยากได้ตั๋วที่ถูกที่สุด → En ucuz bilet olsun lütfen → Tôi muốn lựa chọn rẻ nhất → 我想要最便宜的

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option

n opción f; treatment options opciones de tratamiento

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