Definitions
Choice among alternatives
Word origin
From French option, from Latin optiō (“choice; option; act of choosing”), from optō (“to choose, select”). Equivalent to opt + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“Luiz struggled with the movement of Helguson in the box, as he collected a long ball and the Spaniard barged him over, leaving referee Chris Foy little option but to point to the spot.”
“The marriage had not been contracted by the father, who was apparently dead, but by an agnatic guardian, so that it was liable to cancellation at the option of the girl on her attaining puberty.”
“There's a book out on us and there's gonna be a movie based on the book. ABC has bought the option for a movie to be made specially for T.V.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“One possible choice”6 letters
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