Meaning

4 senses

  1. One of a set of choices that can be made.

    Alternative, Option, Möglichkeit

    о́пцияópcija, вы́борvýbor, вариа́нтvariánt

    ви́бірvýbir, о́пціяópcija, варіа́нтvariánt

  2. The freedom or right to choose.

    вы́борvýbor

    ви́бірvýbir

  3. 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.

    Option

    опцио́нopción

    опціо́нopción

  4. (uncountable)The acquiring or retention of a nationality through personal choice as a right, bypassing selective legal mechanisms for naturalization, especially in cases where a territory is transferred or passed on from one state to another.

More definitions
  • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  • 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
  • the act of choosing or selecting

Examples

712 sentences

  1. Tom has only one option left.

    У Тома лишився лише один варіант.

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  2. We'll have to find another option.

    Нам треба буде знайти інший варіант.

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  3. We must consider all the options.

    Ми повинні розглянути всі варіанти.

    ruМы должны рассмотреть все варианты.

    deWir müssen alle Optionen in Betracht ziehen.

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  4. I didn't see any other option.

    Я не бачив інших варіантів.

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  5. I have a few options to consider.

    У мене є кілька варіантів, щоб обдумати.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
one of the choices that can be made:
financial product:
Русский
By meaning 2
one of the choices that can be made:
financial product:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one of the choices that can be made:

Origin

From French option, from Latin optiō (“choice; option; act of choosing”), from optō (“to c

From French option, from Latin optiō (“choice; option; act of choosing”), from optō (“to choose, select”). Equivalent to opt + -ion.

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Forms

plural: options
Singularoption

uncountable

Synonyms

7 synonyms
alternativeB1choiceA2possibilityB1contingency
Close in meaning

Word family

34 related words
RelatedoptimismB2optimistB2optimisticB2optoptimaloptimize
DerivedoptionalB2antioptionantioptionistbinary optiongreenshoe optionlocal optionmultioptionnegative optionnon-optionnuclear optionoptionableoptionaireoptionaryoption buttonoptioneeoptioneeringoptionlessoptionlikeoptionoroption-selectoption typepreoptionreoptionstock option

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • an an option
  • other options
  • any other options
  • our only option
  • three options
  • have three options
  • out of options
  • no other option
  • another option
  • several options
  • what other options
  • many options

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
optimizationoptimizeoptimumoptionalB2optometristopulentC2
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