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op·tion    Audio Help   [op-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the power or right of choosing.
2.something that may be or is chosen; choice.
3.the act of choosing.
4.an item of equipment or a feature that may be chosen as an addition to or replacement for standard equipment and features: a car with a long list of extra-cost options; a telephoto lens option for a camera.
5.stock option.
6.a privilege acquired, as by the payment of a premium or consideration, of demanding, within a specified time, the carrying out of a transaction upon stipulated terms; the right, as granted in a contract or by an initial payment, of acquiring something in the future: We bought one lot and took a 90-day option on an adjoining one.
7.Football. a play in which a back has a choice of either passing or running with the ball.
–verb (used with object)
8.to acquire or grant an option on: The studio has optioned his latest novel for film adaptation.
9.to provide with optional equipment: The car can be fully optioned at additional cost.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < L optiōn- (s. of optiō) choice, equiv. to op(tāre) to select (see opt) + -tiōn- -tion]

op·tion·a·ble, adjective

2. See choice. 2, 3. selection, election.
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op·tion    Audio Help   (ŏp'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of choosing; choice. See Synonyms at choice.
  2. The power or freedom to choose.
    1. The exclusive right, usually obtained for a fee, to buy or sell something within a specified time at a set price.
    2. The privilege of demanding fulfillment of a contract at a specified time.
    3. A stock option.
    4. The right of the holder of an insurance policy to specify the manner in which payments are to be made or credited to the policyholder.
    5. 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.
  3. Something chosen or available as a choice.
  4. An item or feature that may be chosen to replace or enhance standard equipment, as in a car.
  5. Football An offensive play in which a back, usually the quarterback, has the choice of running with the ball or throwing a forward pass.

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.


[Latin optiō, optiōn-.]

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option 
1604, "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. Optional, in ref. to things which may be done or not done, is from 1792.

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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 
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" 
3. the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: choice

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option [ˈopʃən] noun
choice
Example: You have no option but to obey him.
Arabic: خَيار، إخْتِيار
Chinese (Simplified): 选择权
Chinese (Traditional): 選擇權
Czech: volba
Danish: valgmulighed
Dutch: keus
Estonian: valik
Finnish: vaihtoehto
French: choix
German: (freie) Wahl
Greek: επιλογή
Hungarian: (szabad) választás
Icelandic: val, kostur
Indonesian: pilihan
Italian: scelta; opzione
Japanese: 選択
Korean: 선택
Latvian: izvēle
Lithuanian: pasirinkimas
Norwegian: valg
Polish: opcja, wybór
Portuguese (Brazil): opção, escolha
Portuguese (Portugal): opção
Romanian: opţiune, alegere
Russian: выбор
Slovak: možnosť voľby
Slovenian: izbira
Spanish: opción
Swedish: val
Turkish: seçim
See also: optional

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option
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Option

A*dopt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adopted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adopting.] [L. adoptare; ad + optare to choose, desire: cf. F. adopter. See Option.]

1. To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.

2. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally; to select and take or approve; as, to adopt the view or policy of another; these resolutions were adopted.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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