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option
noun
something
you
can
choose
from
when
there
is
more
than
one
possibility
β’
This
restaurant
has
a
vegetarian
option
on
the
menu
.
This
restaurant
has
a
vegetarian
option
on
the
menu
.
β’
You
have
two
options
:
take
the
bus
or
walk
to
school
.
You
have
two
options
:
take
the
bus
or
walk
to
school
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
optio
β
free
choice
,
right
to
choose
β,
from
optΔre
β
to
choose
,
desire
β.
The
modern
English
sense
of
β
possibility
that
may
be
chosen
β
dates
to
the
1700s
.
noun
a
setting
or
command
you
can
select
in
computer
software
or
on
a
device
β’
Click
the
'Print'
option
to
send
the
document
to
the
printer
.
Click
the
'Print'
option
to
send
the
document
to
the
printer
.
β’
The
settings
menu
offers
a
dark-mode
option
for
easier
reading
at
night
.
The
settings
menu
offers
a
dark-mode
option
for
easier
reading
at
night
.
noun
a
financial
contract
giving
the
right
,
but
not
the
obligation
,
to
buy
or
sell
an
asset
at
a
set
price
within
a
specified
time
β’
She
bought
a
call
option
on
the
company's
stock
.
She
bought
a
call
option
on
the
company's
stock
.
β’
An
option
gives
the
buyer
the
right
but
not
the
obligation
to
sell
.
An
option
gives
the
buyer
the
right
but
not
the
obligation
to
sell
.
verb
to
buy
or
secure
the
right
to
use
or
develop
something
,
especially
a
book
,
story
,
or
piece
of
land
,
at
a
later
date
β’
The
studio
optioned
the
novel
for
a
future
movie
adaptation
.
The
studio
optioned
the
novel
for
a
future
movie
adaptation
.
β’
A
producer
options
scripts
he
thinks
might
become
hits
.
A
producer
options
scripts
he
thinks
might
become
hits
.
adoption
noun
the
act
of
legally
taking
another
person
β
s
child
into
your
family
and
raising
the
child
as
your
own
β’
After
years
of
paperwork
,
Maria
and
Luis
celebrated
the
official
adoption
of
their
baby
girl
.
After
years
of
paperwork
,
Maria
and
Luis
celebrated
the
official
adoption
of
their
baby
girl
.
β’
The
agency
guided
the
couple
through
every
step
of
the
adoption
process
.
The
agency
guided
the
couple
through
every
step
of
the
adoption
process
.
From
Latin
adoptio
,
from
adoptare
β
to
choose
for
oneself
,
take
as
one
β
s
child
.β
noun
the
act
of
taking
an
animal
from
a
shelter
or
rescue
center
into
your
home
as
a
pet
β’
Shelter
volunteers
celebrated
the
adoption
of
every
puppy
that
day
.
Shelter
volunteers
celebrated
the
adoption
of
every
puppy
that
day
.
β’
Low
fees
during
the
weekend
led
to
a
record
number
of
cat
adoptions
.
Low
fees
during
the
weekend
led
to
a
record
number
of
cat
adoptions
.
Applied
to
pets
in
the
mid-20th
century
as
animal
shelters
promoted
finding
permanent
homes
for
stray
animals
.
noun
the
act
of
starting
to
use
or
accept
something
new
,
such
as
an
idea
,
method
,
or
technology
β’
The
rapid
adoption
of
smartphones
changed
how
people
communicate
.
The
rapid
adoption
of
smartphones
changed
how
people
communicate
.
β’
Government
incentives
encouraged
the
adoption
of
electric
cars
.
Government
incentives
encouraged
the
adoption
of
electric
cars
.
Sense
developed
in
the
19th
century
as
industry
began
to
adopt
new
technologies
,
extending
the
earlier
family-related
meaning
.