option

Signification

Noun

1. One of a set of choices that can be made.
2. The freedom or right to choose.
3. 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 automobile.
4. The acquiring or retention of a nationality through personal choice as a right, bypassing selective legal mechanisms for naturalization, especially in cases where a territory is transferred or passed on from one state to another.

Verb

1. To purchase an option on something.
2. To configure, by setting an option.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɒpʃən/

Étymologie

From French option, from Latin optiō (“choice; option; act of choosing”), from optō (“I choose, select”). Equivalent to opt + -ion.

Phrases

These systems may provide an option to hide the escape sequences .

Ces systèmes peuvent fournir une option pour masquer les séquences d'échappement.

" Surrender is not an option ", the mercenary asserted .

"La reddition n'est pas une option", a affirmé le mercenaire.