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choice
/tʃɔɪs/ nounDefinition
RIGHT [U, no plural] › when you can choose between two or more things: If I had a choice, I'd give up work. He had no choice but to accept their offer. I'm single by choice (= because I want to be).
DECISION [C] › the decision to choose one thing or person and not someone or something else: In the past women had to make a choice between a career or marriage.
THINGS TO CHOOSE FROM [U, no plural] › the things or people you can choose from: The dress is available in a choice of colours. The evening menu offers a wide choice of dishes.
CHOSEN ONE [C] › the person or thing that someone has chosen: [usually singular] Harvard was not his first choice. The winner got £1000 to give to the charity of her choice. → See also multiple choice
(Definition of choice noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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