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option

UK
/ˈɒp.ʃən/
US
/ˈɑːp.ʃən/

Translations

optionnoun
options
pl
UK
/ˈɒp.ʃən/
US
/ˈɑːp.ʃən/
She had the option to take the early flight or wait for the next one.
Elle avait l'option de prendre le vol de bonne heure ou d'attendre le suivant.
If the weather gets worse, we have the option of postponing the picnic.
Si le temps empire, nous avons la possibilité de reporter le pique-nique.
Additional translations
optionEn finance.
Synonyms
alternative
choice
decision
variety
preference
possibility
selection
optionverb
optioned
Past Simple
optioned
Past Participle
optioning
Gerund
UK
/ˈɒp.ʃən/
US
/ˈɑːp.ʃən/
Used chiefly transitively in business, finance, and entertainment to mean ‘to secure or grant a contractual right’, and more generally ‘to choose’.
optionnerEn droit, cinéma et affaires.
The studio optioned the novel for a feature film.
Le studio a optionné le roman pour en faire un long métrage.
Additional translations
équiperAvec des options supplémentaires.
Synonyms
reserve
procure
obtain
license
preempt
buy (an option on)
hold (an option on)
take an option on
contract
secure
optionadjective
Attributive use before nouns (e.g., option contract, option price).
à optionEmploi surtout technique ou financier.
Option contracts are popular tools for hedging risk.
Les contrats à option sont des outils populaires pour couvrir le risque.
Additional translations
optionnelAu sens de facultatif.

Definitions

optionnoun
A thing that is or may be chosen.
She had the option to take the early flight or wait for the next one.
A right to buy or sell a particular thing at a specified price within a set time.
He purchased an option to buy the property within the next six months.
A selectable feature, attribute, or setting available in a product, service, or software that may be added for extra cost or customization.
Leather upholstery is an option on the deluxe model.
The freedom or right to choose; the power or opportunity of choosing.
If the weather gets worse, we have the option of postponing the picnic.
optionverb
To acquire or grant a contractual right to buy, sell, or adapt something at a specified price or within a specified period.
The studio optioned the novel for a feature film.
To specify or equip (a product, service, etc.) with selected optional features.
Buyers can option the car with an advanced navigation system.
optionadjective
Relating to or designating an option, especially in finance or as an optional feature.
Option contracts are popular tools for hedging risk.
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