option

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   One of several things you can choose from.

   You have two options: stay here or come with us.

2. 2
   noun

   The freedom or right to choose.

   Working from home is no longer an option for most of the staff.

3. 3
   noun

   A contract giving the right to buy or sell something at a set price.

   The studio bought an option on the rights to the novel.

4. 4
   verb

   To buy the right to use or develop something later.

   The film studio optioned her book before it was even published.

From French option, from Latin optiō (“choice; option; act of choosing”), from optō (“to choose, select”). Equivalent to opt + -ion.

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