option

noun
[L5781]

Compounds

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Forms

  • singular : option
  • plural : options

Senses

  • one of a set of choices that can be made
  • contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price
  • option of a graphical user interface or command line
  • single possibility available among those being chosen from

option

verb
[L1522785]

Forms

  • simple present : option
  • simple present, singular, third person : options
  • simple past : optioned
  • present participle : optioning
  • past participle : optioned

Senses

  • to purchase an option on something