| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | option | The right to buy or sell property at an agreed price |
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| 2 | option, alternative, choice | One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen | |
| 3 | option, choice, selection, pick | The act of choosing or selecting |
| Sounds | aa'pshahn; ao'pshahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Narrower | naked option; covered option; call option, call; put option, put; straddle; incentive option, incentive stock option; stock option; lock-up option |
| Broader | derivative instrument, derivative |
| Meaning | One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen. |
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| Examples | "what option did I have?" |
| Synonyms | alternative, choice |
| Narrower | obverse; preference, druthers; default option, default; possibility, possible action, opening; impossibility, impossible action; Hobson's choice; soft option |
| Broader | decision making, deciding |
| Adjectives | optative |
| Meaning | The act of choosing or selecting. |
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| Synonyms | choice, selection, pick |
| Narrower | casting; coloration, colouration; sampling; decision, determination, conclusion; volition, willing; election; vote, ballot, voting, balloting |
| Broader | action |
| Verbs | opt |