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Word: Option
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French, or from Latin optio(n-), from the stem of optare ‘choose’. The verb dates from the 1930s
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒpʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thing that is or may be chosen
Short Definition:thing chosen
Examples:- choose the cheapest options for supplying energy
Word: Option
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒpʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
buy or sell an option on
Short Definition:buy or sell option on
Examples:- his second script will have been optioned by the time you read this
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