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US
/ˈɑpʃən, ˈɔpʃən/
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[ UK /ˈɒpʃən/ ]
[ UK /ˈɒpʃən/ ]
NOUN
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the act of choosing or selecting
you can take your pick
your choice of colors was unfortunate -
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
my only choice is to refuse
there is no other alternative
what option did I have? - 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
How To Use option In A Sentence
- Magnesium chelates, another supplement option, are easily absorbed.
- Spanish-American War of 1898 Edison suggested to the Navy Department the adoption of a compound of calcium carbide and calcium phosphite, which when placed in a shell and fired from a gun would explode as soon as it struck water and ignite, producing a blaze that would continue several minutes and make the ships of the enemy visible for four or five miles at sea. Edison, His Life and Inventions
- Does the plain, unsugared doughy type bagel look alike surpass the overly decorated with hundreds and thousands and pumped full of sweet chemicals with optional coating of chocolate (half dipped) Tescos Express doughnut win every time? Rabbit Stew. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
- The series has been optioned twice by film companies but no one has ever gotten as far as the script stage. Marcia Muller talks about her heroine Sharon McCone
- Polar Instruments has added a flex-rigid PCB design option to the Speedstack PCB layer-stackup design system. Electronicstalk - electronics industry news
- He said the union had no option but to accept the company's proposals.
- The captain racked his brain for options, even bad ones. 365 tomorrows » 2010 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
- Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection. Brene Brown
- If I ever use these features at all, I want them optional, totally attachable/detachable .... extensions I mean. Firefox 3.5 Gets Geolocation, Powered By Google | Lifehacker Australia
- Neither option really appealed to Darcy, but anything had to be better than spending the day with Caroline fawning over him.