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verb(option)to grant or take an option on
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verb(option)to acquire the exclusive right to use (an author's work) as the basis for a motion picture
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noun(option)an act of choosing
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noun(option)the power or right to choose : freedom of choice
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noun(option)a privilege of demanding fulfillment of a contract on any day within a specified time
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idiom(option)to wait before making a final decision about something to allow for the possibility of having a different choice
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verb(option)to choose or elect as a member
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verb(option)to appoint as a colleague or assistant
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verb(option)to take into a group (such as a faction, movement, or culture) : absorb, assimilate
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noun(option)the power granted by a legislature to a political subdivision to determine by popular vote the local applicability of a law on a controversial issue (such as the sale of liquor)
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noun(option)the option of using nuclear weapons in war
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noun(option)an extreme option regarded as a drastic step or last resort; specifically, US politics : a parliamentary procedure in the U.S. Senate by which the requirement of the affirmative votes of a supermajority of senators is changed to require only a simple majority to invoke cloture in order to stop a filibuster and allow a vote on a matter (such as a judicial nomination) to proceed
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noun(option)an option contract involving stock
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noun(option)a right granted by a corporation to officers or employees as a form of compensation that allows purchase of corporate stock at a fixed price usually within a specified period