Option
noun
A choice or possibilities from which you can choose.
We have a few options for dinner tonight: pizza, tacos, or spaghetti.
Often appears as...
- explore your options
- weigh your options
noun
In business world, it is a contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a certain time period.
He bought an option to purchase 500 shares of the company's stock.
Often appears as...
- stock option
- put option
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Technical
noun
In sports, it is a play in which the player with the ball can either run with it or pass it.
The quarterback decided to keep the ball and run it himself instead of using the option play.
Often appears as...
- run option
- pass option
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Colloquial
noun
In computing, it is a choice you can select on a digital screen or program.
Click on the 'File' menu at the top of the screen and select the 'Save' option.
Often appears as...
- save option
- edit option
noun
A choice or possibilities from which you can choose.
We have a few options for dinner tonight: pizza, tacos, or spaghetti.
Often appears as...
- explore your options
- weigh your options
noun
In business world, it is a contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a certain time period.
He bought an option to purchase 500 shares of the company's stock.
Often appears as...
- stock option
- put option
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In sports, it is a play in which the player with the ball can either run with it or pass it.
The quarterback decided to keep the ball and run it himself instead of using the option play.
Often appears as...
- run option
- pass option
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
In computing, it is a choice you can select on a digital screen or program.
Click on the 'File' menu at the top of the screen and select the 'Save' option.
Often appears as...
- save option
- edit option
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Weighing Choices
Consider different aspects or consequences before making a decision between options.
Take your time to weigh your options for college.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Permanent
An option implies flexibility; it is not a final or fixed choice.
Choosing a major isn't final; you have the option to change it later.
Pro Tip 1/2Weighing Choices
Consider different aspects or consequences before making a decision between options.
Take your time to weigh your options for college.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Permanent
An option implies flexibility; it is not a final or fixed choice.
Choosing a major isn't final; you have the option to change it later.
Pro Tip 1/2Weighing Choices
Consider different aspects or consequences before making a decision between options.
Take your time to weigh your options for college.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Permanent
An option implies flexibility; it is not a final or fixed choice.
Choosing a major isn't final; you have the option to change it later.
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Would you opt for a life...
If the answer is yes, you'd be choosing an option that sharply decreases your net pleasure. Perhaps, then, you believe that there are things in life with greater intrinsic value than pleasure. Truth, knowledge, authentic connection with other human beings. These are all things that might make the list.
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What is depression? -...
Other promising treatments, like transcranial magnetic stimulation, are being investigated, too. So, if you know someone struggling with depression, encourage them, gently, to seek out some of these options. You might even offer to help with specific tasks, like looking up therapists in the area,
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5 tips to improve your...
If you're trying to decide on a diet to improve your nutrition, you may ask an expert for their advice, or seek other people's testimonies. Information gathering helps you weigh different options, moving you closer to a decision that meets your goal. apply the information,
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Raising an Abandoned...
When baby mammals are hand-reared, you have to do everything that mum does, and that includes encouraging them to wee and poop. In the wild, they can't do this on their own, so mum helps by licking their behind. Tapping Ling Hwa's back end is the next best option
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Can you solve the frog...
And in many of our own life decisions, we use information gained from past experience and our surroundings to narrow down our choices to the best options so that maybe next time, we can avoid eating that poisonous mushroom in the first place.
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The psychological weight...
for me i was a hard hard-charging taipei global executive and managing my diabetes was not going to be an option so i enlisted the help of the people at canyon ranch in the medical department there who i knew were a little bit more ambitious
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
Now, today, breeders have even more options to choose from. Some of them are extraordinarily precise. I want to give you a couple examples from my own work. I work on rice, which is a staple food for more than half the world's people.
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What happens to our...
that might help with the space issue? In some countries, skyscraper cemeteries enable vertical burials. Some options focus on the body's relationship with the environment. Promession, for example, freeze-dries and pulverizes the body,
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What causes kidney...
can help dissolve the stones by creating a less acidic urine. For medium-sized stones up to about ten millimeters, one option is pulverizing them with soundwaves. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy uses high-intensity pulses
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Giant Centipede PIPE...
uh-oh the centipede moves in for the moment of truth the iguana considers its options and in a defensive response leaps into the safety of the water below
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Would you opt for a life...
If the answer is yes, you'd be choosing an option that sharply decreases your net pleasure. Perhaps, then, you believe that there are things in life with greater intrinsic value than pleasure. Truth, knowledge, authentic connection with other human beings. These are all things that might make the list.
Video examples
What is depression? -...
Other promising treatments, like transcranial magnetic stimulation, are being investigated, too. So, if you know someone struggling with depression, encourage them, gently, to seek out some of these options. You might even offer to help with specific tasks, like looking up therapists in the area,
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
If you're trying to decide on a diet to improve your nutrition, you may ask an expert for their advice, or seek other people's testimonies. Information gathering helps you weigh different options, moving you closer to a decision that meets your goal. apply the information,
Video examples
Raising an Abandoned...
When baby mammals are hand-reared, you have to do everything that mum does, and that includes encouraging them to wee and poop. In the wild, they can't do this on their own, so mum helps by licking their behind. Tapping Ling Hwa's back end is the next best option
Video examples
Can you solve the frog...
And in many of our own life decisions, we use information gained from past experience and our surroundings to narrow down our choices to the best options so that maybe next time, we can avoid eating that poisonous mushroom in the first place.
Video examples
The psychological weight...
for me i was a hard hard-charging taipei global executive and managing my diabetes was not going to be an option so i enlisted the help of the people at canyon ranch in the medical department there who i knew were a little bit more ambitious
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
Now, today, breeders have even more options to choose from. Some of them are extraordinarily precise. I want to give you a couple examples from my own work. I work on rice, which is a staple food for more than half the world's people.
Video examples
What happens to our...
that might help with the space issue? In some countries, skyscraper cemeteries enable vertical burials. Some options focus on the body's relationship with the environment. Promession, for example, freeze-dries and pulverizes the body,
Video examples
What causes kidney...
can help dissolve the stones by creating a less acidic urine. For medium-sized stones up to about ten millimeters, one option is pulverizing them with soundwaves. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy uses high-intensity pulses
Video examples
Giant Centipede PIPE...
uh-oh the centipede moves in for the moment of truth the iguana considers its options and in a defensive response leaps into the safety of the water below
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
Our most important task is to transform our consciousness so that violence is no longer an option for us in our personal lives, that understanding that a world of peace is possible only if we relate to each other as peaceful beings, one individual at a time.
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Jos Verstappen
Dutch Driver
Of course, health is the most important thing, but shutting down the entire economy for months is also not an option. Everyone should use their common sense.
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Freya Ridings
English Musician
Being signed to a major label was never an option because I knew having the time to find out who you are without pressure from other people is so important.
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Esperanza Spalding
American Musician
I grew up with an incredibly loving and supportive family that gave me the impression there were a lot of options for me out there.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
Even if you're happy with the life you've chosen, you're still curious about the other options.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
For me, it is always important that I go through all the possible options for a decision.
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Yahoo Serious
Australian Director
It's an infinite creative universe to explore so why chase conservative options?
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Patrick Mouratoglou
French Coach
We must have options to make tennis more attractive emotions-wise.
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Frans Timmermans
Dutch Politician
Respect for the rule of law is not optional; it's fundamental.
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Dani Alves
Brazilian Athlete
In life, we should explore options outside our comfort zone.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
Our most important task is to transform our consciousness so that violence is no longer an option for us in our personal lives, that understanding that a world of peace is possible only if we relate to each other as peaceful beings, one individual at a time.
Quote examples
Jos Verstappen
Dutch Driver
Of course, health is the most important thing, but shutting down the entire economy for months is also not an option. Everyone should use their common sense.
Quote examples
Freya Ridings
English Musician
Being signed to a major label was never an option because I knew having the time to find out who you are without pressure from other people is so important.
Quote examples
Esperanza Spalding
American Musician
I grew up with an incredibly loving and supportive family that gave me the impression there were a lot of options for me out there.
Quote examples
Taylor Swift
American Singer
Even if you're happy with the life you've chosen, you're still curious about the other options.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
For me, it is always important that I go through all the possible options for a decision.
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Yahoo Serious
Australian Director
It's an infinite creative universe to explore so why chase conservative options?
Quote examples
Patrick Mouratoglou
French Coach
We must have options to make tennis more attractive emotions-wise.
Quote examples
Frans Timmermans
Dutch Politician
Respect for the rule of law is not optional; it's fundamental.
Quote examples
Dani Alves
Brazilian Athlete
In life, we should explore options outside our comfort zone.
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