meaning of option
1. The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.
2. The exercise of the power of choice; choice.
3. A wishing; a wish.
4. A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by Parliament in 1845.
5. A stipulated privilege, given to a party in a time contract, of demanding its fulfillment on any day within a specified limit.
6. the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your
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Related Words
option | optional | optionally |
