option

option
option (n.) c.1600, "action of choosing," from Fr. option, from L. optionem (nom. optio) "choice, free choice," related to optare "to desire, choose," from PIE root *op- "to choose, prefer." Meaning "thing that may be chosen" is attested from 1885. Commercial transaction sense first recorded 1755 (the verb in this sense is from 1934). As a N.Amer. football play, it is recorded from 1954.

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  • Option — Option …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • option — op·tion 1 / äp shən/ n 1: the power or right to choose; also: a choice made or available 2: a privilege of demanding fulfillment of a contract on any day within a specified time 3: a contract conveying in exchange for the payment of a premium a… …   Law dictionary

  • option — [ ɔpsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • v. 1190; lat. optio 1 ♦ Faculté, action d opter. ⇒ choix. « La nécessité de l option me fut toujours intolérable » (A. Gide). « Ou pendus, ou noyés, nous n avions pas d autre option » (Hugo). ⇒ 1. alternative. Matières, textes… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Option — Op tion, n. [L. optio; akin to optare to choose, wish, optimus best, and perh. to E. apt: cf. F. option.] 1. The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative. [1913 Webster] There is an option left to the United States of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Option — may refer to Contents 1 Legal rights 2 Sport 3 Computing 4 Publications 5 History …   Wikipedia

  • Option N.V. — Option N.V. Industry Telecommunications, Wireless technology Founded Leuven, Belgium (1986) Headquarters Leuven, Belgium Key people Jan Callewaert, Founder in 1986 current CEO …   Wikipedia

  • Option 30 — Studio album by Option 30 Released 1997 Recorded 1983 1984 Genre New Wave …   Wikipedia

  • Option — (lat. optio „freier Wille“) bezeichnet eine Wahlmöglichkeit, siehe Alternative in der Wirtschaft ein Kauf bzw. Verkaufsrecht, siehe Option (Wirtschaft) in der Informatik eine Einstellung oder Parameter, siehe Parameter (Informatik) ein nach… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Option — Sf Möglichkeit, Vorkaufsrecht per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. optio ( ōnis) freier Wille, freie Wahl, Belieben .    Ebenso nndl. optie, ne. option, nfrz. option, nschw. option, nnorw. opsjon; adoptieren. lateinisch l …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • option — Option. s. f. v. Pouvoir, faculté d opter. Cela est, cela n est pas à vostre option. je laisse cela à vostre option. je vous donne l option de ces deux choses là …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • option — [äp′shən] n. [Fr < L optio < optare, to wish, desire, ult. < IE * op , to choose, prefer] 1. the act of choosing; choice 2. the power, right, or liberty of choosing 3. a) something that is or can be chosen; choice b) an optional item… …   English World dictionary

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