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1. the act of choosing or selecting (noun.act)
hypernym | : | action, |
definition | : | something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | casting, |
definition | : | the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | sampling, |
definition | : | (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | volition, willing, |
definition | : | the act of making a choice (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | election, |
definition | : | the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | ballot, balloting, vote, voting, |
definition | : | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (noun.act) |
2. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen (noun.cognition)
hyponym | : | obverse, |
definition | : | the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | default, default option, |
definition | : | an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | hobson's choice, |
definition | : | the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | soft option, |
definition | : | an easier alternative (noun.cognition) |
3. the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited (noun.possession)
hyponym | : | naked option, |
definition | : | a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | covered option, |
definition | : | a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | call, call option, |
definition | : | the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | put, put option, |
definition | : | the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | straddle, |
definition | : | the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | stock option, |
definition | : | the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | lock-up option, |
definition | : | an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover (noun.possession) |
4. the act of choosing or selecting (noun.act)
derivation | : | choose, pick out, select, take, |
definition | : | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | pick, |
definition | : | select carefully from a group (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | choose, opt, prefer, |
definition | : | select as an alternative over another (verb.cognition) |
5. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | alternative, |
definition | : | necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities (adj.all) |
6. the act of choosing or selecting (noun.act)
derivation | : | choose, pick out, select, take, |
definition | : | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | pick, |
definition | : | select carefully from a group (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | choose, opt, prefer, |
definition | : | select as an alternative over another (verb.cognition) |
7. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | alternative, |
definition | : | necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities (adj.all) |
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