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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryop·tion I \ˈäp-shən\ noun ETYMOLOGY French, from Latin option-, optio free choice; akin to Latin optare to choose DATE 15931. an act of choosing2. a. the power or right to choose : freedom of choice b. a privilege of demanding fulfillment of a contract on any day within a specified time c. a contract conveying a right to buy or sell designated securities, commodities, or property interest at a specified price during a stipulated period; also : the right conveyed by an option d. a right of an insured person to choose the form in which payments due on a policy shall be made or applied3. something that may be chosen: as a. an alternative course of action didn't have many options open b. an item that is offered in addition to or in place of standard equipment4. an offensive football play in which a back may choose whether to pass or run with the ball — called also option playSynonyms: see choice II transitive verb DATE 19261. to grant or take an option on2. to acquire the exclusive right to use (an author's work) as the basis for a motion picture the studio optioned the novel for a filmEnglish Etymologyoption c.1600, "action of choosing," from Fr. option, from L. optionem(nom. optio) "choice, free choice," related to optare "to desire, choose," from PIE base *op- "to choose, prefer." Meaning "thing that may be chosen" is attested from 1885. Commercial transaction sense first recorded 1755 (the verb in this sense is from 1934). As a N.Amer. football play, it is recorded from 1954.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ optionop·tion / 5CpFn; NAmE 5B:p- / noun1. [C, U] ~ (of doing sth) | ~ (to do sth) something that you can choose to have or do; the freedom to choose what you do 可选择的事物；选择；选择权；选择的自由: As I see it, we have two options... 据我看,我们有两种选择… There are various options open to you. 你有多种选择。 Going to college was not an option for me. 上大学不是我可以选择的道路。 I had no option but to (= I had to) ask him to leave. 我别无选择,只有请他离开。 Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year. 学生在二年级时可以选择出国学习。 A savings plan that gives you the option to vary your monthly payments. 一项允许你每月自由存款的储蓄方案。 This particular model comes with a wide range of options (= things you can choose to have when buying sth but which you will have to pay extra for) 这一种型号的货品档次十分齐全。 2. [C] a subject that a student can choose to study, but that they do not have to do 选修课: The course offers options in design and computing. 这一课程开了设计和计算机技术的选修科目。 3. [C] ~ (on sth) | ~ (to do sth) the right to buy or sell sth at some time in the future (未来的)买卖选择权: We have an option on the house. 我们有权购买这所房子。 The property is for rent with an option to buy at any time. 这房子供出租,但可随时买下。 He has promised me first option on his car (= the opportunity to buy it before anyone else). 他答应我可以优先买他的汽车。 share options (= the right to buy shares in a company) 认股选择权 4. [C] (computing 计) one of the choices you can make when using a computer program 选项；选择: Choose the 'Cut' option from the Edit menu. 从编辑选单上选择"剪切"项。 IDIOMS ▪ keep / leave your 'options open to avoid making a decision now so that you still have a choice in the future 保留选择余地；暂不作出决定▪ the 7soft / 7easy 'option (often disapproving) a choice which is thought to be easier because it involves less effort, difficulty, etc. 轻松的选择；捷径: They are anxious that the new course should not be seen as a soft option. 他们盼望新办法不会被视为捷径。 He decided to take the easy option and give them what they wanted. 他决定顺水推舟,他们要什么就给什么。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishoption noun 1 freedom to choose VERB + OPTION have You have the option of taking your holiday early. | give sb PREP. with/without the ~ of He was jailed without the option of a fine. PHRASES have little/no option but to We had no option but to leave without them. 2 sth you choose/can choose ADJ. available, possible, viable | real, realistic | attractive, good Deciding on your best option is not easy. | preferred | practical | easy, soft He thought General Studies would be a soft option. | cheap | expensive | policy | menu (on a computer) VERB + OPTION choose, exercise, select, take Look at the on-screen menu and select the ‘File’ option. | give sb, offer (sb) | limit | look at Let's look at all the options available. PHRASES keep/leave your options open (= to avoid making a decision now so that you still have a choice later) 3 right to buy/sell sth at some time in the future ADJ. first | share, stock VERB + OPTION have | exercise, take (up) She took up an option in her contract to buy three million shares. PREP. ~ on He's promised me first option on his car. OLToption noun⇨ optionWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: local option , or option play , or seller's option , or settlement option , or ship's option , or stock option , or negative option , or buyer's option , or buying option , or carrier's option , or co-optionop·tionI. \ˈäpshən\ noun(-s)Etymology: French, from Latin option-, optio free choice — more at opine1. : an act of choosing : exercise of the power of choice < at the student's option and with the professor's permission — Loyola University Bulletin > < hard to make one's option between such alternatives >2. obsolete : expression of a desire : wish3. a. : the power or right to choose (as between alternatives) :freedom of choice < have an option … between accepting its findings or sticking to what we call traditional grammar — W.N.Francis > b. : a right formerly belonging to an archbishop of the Church of England to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him for bestowal by himself when next vacant c. (1) : a privilege of demanding fulfillment of a contract on any day within a specified limit (2) : a right (as a put or call) to buy or sell designated securities or commodities at a specified price during the period of the contract d. : a right of an insured person to choose the form in which various payments due him on a policy shall be made or applied4. : something that is offered for choice or that is chosen; especially chiefly Britain : electiveSynonyms: see choiceII. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s): to grant or take an option (as to purchase or rent) on < optioned a building site to an out-of-state company > < ready to option the film rights from the author >

Option Choose Or Choice A Buy Verb An