option
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- derivative instrument hypernym
- naked option hyponym
- covered option hyponym
- call option hyponym
- put hyponym
- straddle hyponym
- incentive option hyponym
- stock option hyponym
- lock-up option hyponym
Sense 2 noun
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
what option did I have?
Types & categories
- decision making hypernym
- obverse hyponym
- druthers hyponym
- default option hyponym
- possible action hyponym
- impossible action hyponym
- Hobson's choice hyponym
- soft option hyponym
Related & opposite
- alternative derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of choosing or selecting
your choice of colors was unfortunate
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | derivative instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | naked option |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | covered option |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | call option |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | put |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | straddle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | incentive option |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stock option |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lock-up option |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | alternative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | decision making |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | obverse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | druthers |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | default option |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | possible action |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | impossible action |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Hobson's choice |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | soft option |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | choose |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pick |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | opt |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | action |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | casting |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | coloration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sampling |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | decision |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | willing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | election |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vote |