option
English
/ˈɒpʃən/, /ˈɑpʃən/
noun
Definitions
- One of a set of choices that can be made.
- The freedom or right to choose.
- (finance) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile.
Etymology
Derived from French option derived from Latin optiō (choice, act of choosing, option) affix from English opt.
Origin
English
opt
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antioption English
- nonoptional English
- opt English
- opt out English
- opt-in English
- opt-out English
- optant English
- opter English
- optionable English
- optional English
- optionality English
- optionalize English
- optionally English
- optionary English
- optionee English
- optionless English
- optionlessness English
- optionlike English
- optionor English
- preoption English
- reoption English
- suboption English
- optiō Latin
- optional Italian
- opzione Italian
- optie Dutch, Flemish
- option French
- optionnel French
- ὀπτίων Ancient Greek
- opção Portuguese
- オプション Japanese
- opsiyon Cebuano
- opsiwn Welsh
- opsyen Malay
- אופציה Hebrew (modern)