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OPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of choosing or selecting
Example:
you can take your pick
Synonyms:
choice; option; pick; selection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("option" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "option"):
casting (the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie)
coloration; colouration (choice and use of colors (as by an artist))
sampling ((statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study)
conclusion; decision; determination (the act of making up your mind about something)
volition; willing (the act of making a choice)
election (the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice)
ballot; balloting; vote; voting (a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative)
Derivation:
opt (select as an alternative over another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
Example:
my only choice is to refuse
Synonyms:
alternative; choice; option
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("option" is a kind of...):
deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "option"):
soft option (an easier alternative)
Hobson's choice (the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all)
impossibility; impossible action (an alternative that is not available)
opening; possibility; possible action (a possible alternative)
default; default option (an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified)
druthers; preference (the right or chance to choose)
obverse (the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("option" is a kind of...):
derivative; derivative instrument (a financial instrument whose value is based on another security)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "option"):
naked option (a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position)
covered option (a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option)
call; call option (the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)
put; put option (the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)
straddle (the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options)
incentive option; incentive stock option (an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals)
stock option (the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period)
lock-up option (an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb option
Context examples:
Inhibition of FKBP51 could thus be a new therapeutic option to treat all of these conditions.
(Depression, Obesity, Chronic Pain Could be Treated by Targeting the Same Key Protein, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Sepsis is responsible for a million infant deaths per year, most of them in the developing world, but options to prevent it are limited.
(Friendly gut bacteria can help fight infant deaths, SciDev.Net )
Unfortunately, BPS is also an endocrine disruptor, and its environmental persistence is greater than that of BPA, so it’s not a valid option.
(Purchase receipts with easily erasable ink contain cancer- and infertility inducing substances, University of Granada)
These neurons first compared the reward values of the partner’s choice options before signalling the partner’s likely choice, consistent with a simulated decision process.
(‘Mindreading’ neurons simulate decisions of social partners, University of Cambridge)
A relationship between a composite activity and an option that can satisfy it, i.e. choice and option activities, where all these activities are part of a global library of activities.
(Defined Option Relationship, NCI Thesaurus)
Additional description of the option relationship.
(Defined Option Relationship Comment, NCI Thesaurus)
Get a second opinion about treatment options.
(Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Treatment options include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.
(Nasal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
It is performed for cancers of the pelvic cavity organs that have not responded to other treatment options.
(Pelvic exenteration, NCI Thesaurus)
Other options include radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy.
(Pheochromocytoma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
