- option
- noun1 freedom to chooseVERB + OPTION▪ have▪
You have the option of working full-time or part-time.
▪ give sbPREPOSITION▪ with the option of, without the option of▪He was jailed without the option of a fine.
PHRASES▪ have little option but to, have no option but to▪We had no option but to leave without them.
2 sth you choose/can chooseADJECTIVE▪ available, possible, viable▪ real, realistic▪ attractive, good▪Deciding on your best option is not easy.
▪ preferred▪ only▪Resignation was her only option.
▪ limited▪ practical▪ easy, soft (esp. BrE)▪A life of chastity is not an easy option.
▪He thought General Studies would be a soft option.
▪ cheap, expensive▪ policy▪ nuclear▪ menu (= on a computer)VERB + OPTION▪ choose, exercise, select, take▪Look at the on-screen menu and select the ‘File’ option.
▪ give sb, offer (sb), provide▪ limit▪ consider, look at, weigh▪Let's look at all the options available.
PHRASES▪ keep your options open, leave your options open (= to avoid making a decision now so that you still have a choice later)3 right to buy/sell sth at some time in the futureADJECTIVE▪ first▪ share (BrE), stock (AmE)VERB + OPTION▪ have▪ exercise, take, take up▪She took up an option in her contract to buy three million shares.
PREPOSITION▪ option on▪He's promised me first option on his car.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
