| 单词 | option |
| 释义 | option option /; AmE / noun
AMERICAN-STYLE OPTION, CALL OPTION, CURRENCY OPTION, EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION, EUROPEAN-STYLE OPTION, GREENSHOE OPTION, INDEX OPTION, NUCLEAR OPTION, OVERALLOTMENT OPTION, PUT OPTION, SHARE OPTION, STOCK OPTION
1 [C,U] option (of doing sth/to do sth) something that you can choose to have or do; the freedom to choose what you do: There are various options open to us. Employees were given the option of working four days a week. Closing the factory is not an option. This particular model comes with a wide range of options (= extra things that you can choose to have). The pension plan gives you the option to vary your monthly payments.
❖ to have/give sb/offer sb an option ◆ to choose/take an option
2 (Finance ) [C] the right to buy or sell a fixed quantity of shares, currencies or commodities (= for example, grain, coffee, cotton or metals) for a particular price within a particular period or on a particular date: The five directors earned more than $3 million through the sale of shares and options. She has an option to buy 100 000 shares. When does the option expire?
❖ to buy/exercise/sell/trade/write an option ◆ an options contract the options exchange/market
3 (Finance ) [C] the right to buy sth or more of sth in the future: We have an option on the land and will purchase it soon. The airline has bought 100 planes with an option for another 50. ⇨ OPTION TO PURCHASE
❖ to have/exercise/take (up) an option |
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