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How to pronounce option
Say it like this: /ˈɑpʃən/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does option mean?
nounOne of a set of choices that can be made.
The freedom or right to choose.
A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or
“There's a book out on us and there's gonna be a movie based on the book. ABC has bought the option for a movie to be made specially for T.V.”
verbTo purchase an option on something.
“The new novel was optioned by the film studio, but they'll probably never decide to make a movie from it.”
To configure, by setting an option.
“The device that is to echo the characters should be optioned for echoplexing.”
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