Definition of Option

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Option

The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.

The exercise of the power of choice; choice.

A wishing; a wish.

A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by Parliament in 1845.

A stipulated privilege, given to a party in a time contract, of demanding its fulfillment on any day within a specified limit.

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Option Quotations

Violence is my last option.
Chuck Norris

Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Let's not leave an educational vacuum to be filled by religious extremists who go to families who have no other option and offer meals, housing and some form of education. If we are going to combat extremism then we must educate those very same children.
Hillary Clinton

A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war.
Simone Weil

Based on observations of the policies of my own government, I viewed this action as an acceptable option.
Timothy McVeigh

My mother raised me in the church. I was not allowed to stay home on Sunday; there was no option. I sang in the choir all the way up until I went to college.
Steve Harvey

We're not running the ball again until we get ahead. Shula was calling the plays, but I told them, 'I don't care what he calls. We're throwing every pass from now until we get the lead.' To Shula's credit, he always gave me that option.
Dan Marino

I did not go to military school. I had an option either a military school or a private school. I don't know how to get that out of the information that's out there.
Channing Tatum

When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
Billy Joel

I was studying to be an architect, I wasn't plotting to join the movies. Films were just another career option. I took acting up with the same schoolgirl enthusiasm I had for examinations. Acting is a job and I take it very seriously.
Aishwarya Rai

Option Translations

option in Afrikaans is keuse
option in Dutch is alternatief, keuze, keus
option in Italian is alternative, opzione

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