[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"option"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]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 [*]one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/alternative"]alternative[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/choice"]choice[/URL]] [*]the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/choice"]choice[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/selection"]selection[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/pick"]pick[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/option"]http://www.word.sc/option[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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