option
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option
- /ˈɒpʃən/ UK
- /ˈɑpʃən/ US
Where it comes from
From French option, from Latin optiō (“choice; option; act of choosing”), from optō (“to choose, select”). Equivalent to opt + -ion.
noun options
- One of a set of choices that can be made. Luiz struggled with the movement of Helguson in the box, as he collected a long ball and the Spaniard barged him over, leaving referee Chris Foy little option but to point to the spot.
- The freedom or right to choose. The marriage had not been contracted by the father, who was apparently dead, but by an agnatic guardian, so that it was liable to cancellation at the option of the girl on her attaining puberty.
- 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. There's a book out on us and there's gonna be a movie based on the book. ABC has bought the option for a movie to be made specially for T.V.
- 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. At that time every emigrant who was made aware of such a notification submitted his application for option to the British Consuls within the period prescribed.
Similar: alternative, choice, possibility, option, contingency
verb options · optioning · optioned
- To purchase an option on something. The new novel was optioned by the film studio, but they'll probably never decide to make a movie from it.
- To configure, by setting an option. The device that is to echo the characters should be optioned for echoplexing.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: choice, alternative, choosing, choose, opt, selection, selected, select, elect, chosen, elective, optional, decision, likelihood, possibility, possible
noun
Similar: alternative, choice, possibility, option, contingency
Translations
Every language
noun one of the choices that can be made
| Español | opción |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선택 seontaek, 옵션 opsyeon, 선택지 seontaekji |
| 日本語 | 選択 sentaku, オプション opushon, 選択肢 sentakushi |
| 中文 | 選擇 /选择 xuǎnzé |
| हिन्दी | विकल्प vikalp |
| Português | opção |
| Français | choix, possibilité, option |
| Deutsch | Alternative, Option, Möglichkeit, Wahl |
| Italiano | opzione |
| Ελληνικά | επιλογή epilogí, προαίρεση proaíresi, εκλογή eklogí |
| Română | alegere, opțiune |
| Русский | о́пция ópcija, вы́бор výbor, вариа́нт variánt, альтернати́ва alʹtɛrnatíva |
| Tiếng Việt | lựa chọn |
| العربية | خِيَار m اِخْتِيَار ḵiyār |
| עברית | אפשרות efsharút, ברירה brerá, אופציה óptsiya |
noun freedom or right to choose
| 한국어 | 선택 seontaek, 선택권 seontaekgwon |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 選択 sentaku, 選択権 sentakuken |
| 中文 | 選擇 /选择 xuǎnzé |
| Русский | вы́бор výbor |
| עברית | אפשרות efsharút |
noun financial product
| Español | opción financiera |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 期權 /期权 qīquán |
| Deutsch | Option |
| Русский | опцио́н opción |
| עברית | אופציה óptsiya |
Talk about this word "option." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/option. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. option. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/option "option." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/option.Cite this
@misc{option_2026,
title = {option},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/option},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
