B1 [ C or U ] one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make a choice:
The best option would be to cancel the trip altogether.
› [ C ] specialized finance & economics the right to buy something in the future:
UK a share option
US a stock option
The publishers decided not to take up their option on the paperback version.
have no option (but to do something)
C1 to have to do a particular thing because there is no possibility of doing anything else:
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- I think we should go for the safest option.
- They're considering separation as an option.
- Whichever option we choose there'll be disadvantages.
- The committee decided in favour of the cheapest option.
- The government has few options except to keep interest rates high.
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