option

  • 21option — an agreement, often for a consideration, which permits the purchase or sale of something within a stipulated time, in accordance with the terms of the agreement. For example, a right by a tenant to take up a further lease of premises, usually… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 22Option — Gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a set price on or before a given date. Investors, not companies, issue options. Investors who purchase call options bet the stock will be worth more than the price set… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 23option — Right of election to exercise a privilege. Contract made for consideration to keep an offer open for prescribed period. A right, which acts as a continuing offer, given for consideration, to purchase or lease property at an agreed upon price and… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 24option — noun 1 freedom to choose VERB + OPTION ▪ have ▪ You have the option of working full time or part time. ▪ give sb PREPOSITION ▪ with the option …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 25option — op|tion W2S1 [ˈɔpʃən US ˈa:p ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(choice)¦ 2 keep/leave your options open 3¦(computers)¦ 4 easy option 5¦(right to buy/sell)¦ 6¦(at school/university)¦ 7¦(something additional)¦ 8 first option ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26option — n. 1) to exercise an option 2) an exclusive; first option 3) a local option (of a political subdivision) 4) a stock option 5) an option on 6) an option to + inf. (they had an option to buy the team) 7) (misc.) to have no option but to... * * * [… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 27option */*/*/ — UK [ˈɒpʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈɑpʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms option : singular option plural options 1) something that you can choose in a particular situation We ve discussed all the marketing options and decided to go for television advertising.… …

    English dictionary

  • 28Option — Vorkaufsrecht; Chance; Aussicht; Möglichkeit; Auswahlmöglichkeit; Alternative; Wahlmöglichkeit; Einstellwert; Einstellung * * * Op|ti|on [ɔp ts̮i̯o:n], die; , en: Möglichkeit …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 29option — The right to buy or sell a fixed quantity of a commodity, currency, security, etc., at a particular date at a particular price (the exercise price). Unlike futures, the purchaser of an option is not obliged to buy or sell at the exercise price… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 30option — The right to buy or sell a fixed quantity of a commodity, currency, security, etc. , at a particular date at a particular price (the exercise price). Unlike futures, the purchaser of an option is not obliged to buy or sell at the exercise price… …

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