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- pronunciation:
- ap
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- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
An option is a choice. It is one of a number of things that are possible for you to choose from. If chocolate ice cream is one of your options, then it is one of the possible things you can have, but you must choose among them.
The menu offers three options for dessert. You can choose apple pie, chocolate cake, or ice cream.Sara's brother is thinking about his options for a summer job. One option is to help his dad at the family store. Another option is to work at the swimming pool.- similar words:
- pick, possibility
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| definition 2: |
Option is the freedom to choose among different things.
My mother has the option to work at home or at her office downtown.- synonyms:
- choice
- similar words:
- freedom
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| related words: |
choice, extra |
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