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"OPTIONS" is a plural of: option. |
Date "OPTIONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Energy | An option is a contractualagreement that gives the holder the right to buy (call option) or sell(put option) a fixed quantity of a security or commodity (for example,a commodity or commodity futures contract), at a fixed price, within aspecified period of time. May either be standardized, exchange-traded,and government regulated, or over-the-counter customized andnon-regulated. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Securities | Noun: securities, stocks, common stock, preferred stock, bonds, puts, calls, options, option contract, warrants, commercial paper, bearer bond, tax-exempt bond, callable bond, convertable bond. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: OPTIONS |
| English words defined with "OPTIONS": computer menu ♦ dilemma ♦ menu ♦ plurality ♦ quandary ♦ relative majority ♦ Seller's option, straddle. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "OPTIONS": Options contracts, futures. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You have to kill about 20 people now before you're taken seriously, But let's face it, what other options do I have? (Roadkill; writing credit: Bruce McDonald; Don McKellar) Oh, I see. So you're only options are to get stoned or commit genocide? (The Tao of Steve; writing credit: Duncan North; Greer Goodman) My options, Sir. (Top Gun; writing credit: Ehud Yonay; Jim Cash) There was a time, Mead, when the Italian people didn't have a lot of options. (The Sopranos; writing credit: Isabel Clara-Simo; Ramn De Espaa) But it also means I keep my options open. (The Hunt for Red October; writing credit: Larry Ferguson) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Options (1988) Keeping the Options Open (1980) Options to Live (1979) | |
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 | Reggie Liddell, DC in Stokes County works with a landowner in Forsyth County. Stables remain one of the few viable farming options in urban areas. Credit: Bob Nichols. |  | NRCS District Conservationist Lori Altheide suggests filter strips to Wapello County farmers and other landowners as one of the options to protect the land, improve wildlife habitat, and improve water quality. Credit: Tim McCabe. |
 | Proper waste management on the farm for environmental protection. Landowner and NRCS staff discuss management options. Northern Louisiana. Credit: Bob Nichols. |  | Maintaining a viable farming enterprise is difficult in urban areas like Wake County can be difficult. Rick Bailey, Wake SWCD Administrator discusses soil conservation options with a local tobacco farmer. Credit: Bob Nichols. |
 | James Watterson, NRCS nutrient-management specialist, discusses options with McDonald County poultry farmer Tom Swaffar. Credit: Charlie Rahm. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Germany accords the following options for the delivery of coal and derivatives of coal to the undermentioned signatories of the present Treaty. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It is how we evaluate options and make choices. (references) | |
Many surgical options have high rates of success. (references) | ||
Ask your doctor about these contraceptive options. (references) | ||
Business | This increases the range of final disposal options. (references) | |
However, he/she only selects the destination from the various options. (references) | ||
Other options are ordering it from local packaging companies or importing. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Nepal | With privatization of a number of radio bands, there has been a marked increase in the range of programming options available. (references) |
Economic History | Japan | As in the above options, certain sectors are restricted. (references) |
Vietnam | Thus, they prefer to have other options available to them. (references) | |
Human Rights | Panama | Options such as house arrest have been used in some cases involving the elderly or minors, but require that the defendants have access to and understanding of their legal options. (references) |
Nicaragua | A 1997 law intended to improve options for those whose property was taken by the Sandinistas provided for the establishment of new property tribunals with procedures that include mediation, binding arbitration, and expedited trials. (references) | |
Political Economy | VENEZUELA | Excessive reliance on any of these options will create long-term fiscal pressures. (references) |
Trade | Bulgaria | Trade finance options for Bulgarian importers are limited. (references) |
Brazil | Four additional credit options are also available for coverage of sales to Brazil. (references) | |
Spain | Trading on credit is permitted and new hedging instruments, index and warrant options are available. (references) | |
Travel | Sri Lanka | Housing facilities for expatriates are satisfactory, and options have improved. (references) |
Vietnam | There are a number of international-standard educational options in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City for children from pre-school through elementary. (references) | |
Honduras | One of the best options for foreign visitors is calling a Radio Taxi, a reliable cab service available in the cities of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. (references) | |
Women | China | The structure of the social system also prevents women from having a full range of options. (references) |
Yemen | The family's refusal to accept the woman back into the home also may deter divorce, as few other options are available to women. (references) | |
Korea | The Government established some shelters for battered women and increased the number of child care facilities, giving women in abusive situations more options, but women's rights groups say that they fall far short of effectively dealing with the problem. (references) | |
Worker Rights | South Africa | The CLIG debates policy options and ensures coordination of initiatives between these different groups. (references) |
Italy | The television spots depicted the violence directed towards victims and explained the options available to them in Italy. (references) | |
Yugoslavia | In recent years, this type of labor has been less widespread because adults, lacking other options for employment, have taken many of these jobs. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Colin Powell | It's not useful to try to draw out from us what is the president going to do, when the president has all of his options. He can decide. |
John Warner | The president tonight did not foreclose the options that France, Germany and Canada and great Britain are putting towards the Security Council. He simply said in a very straight-forward way, let's wait and see. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Among the additional financing options available are borrowing from the general fund, financing half of the hospital insurance fund with general revenues, and increasing the payroll tax rate. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | We find the fullness of life not only in options, but in commitments. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "OPTIONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.84% of the time. "OPTIONS" is used about 3,767 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 99.84% | 3,761 | 2,585 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.11% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.03% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.03% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,767 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "OPTIONS": sub-options. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "OPTIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | optioner. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | opties. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Pariisin optiomarkkinat (Paris Traded Options Market). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | options, opération de bourse terme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Optionen, Zusätze (additives). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συμφωνίες μελλοντικής εκλογής(options). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | eltérő vélemények (clashing options), ellentétes vélemények (clashing options). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | opzioni. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 天秤に掛ける (to compare and contrast two alternatives, to weigh one's options). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | て"び"にかける (to compare and contrast two alternatives, to weigh one's options). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | optionsay opções. (various references) терминальный устройство (termination options). (various references) opciones. (various references) valmöjligheter. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "OPTIONS": adoptions, cooptions. (additional references) | |
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"OPTIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: opion, optigon, optins, optio, Ottino. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "OPTIONS" (pronounced Ä"pshunz) |
| 6 | Ä" p sh u n z | adoptions. |
| 5 | -p sh u n z | assumptions, captions, conceptions, contraptions, corruptions, deceptions, descriptions, disruptions, egyptians, eruptions, exceptions, exemptions, inscriptions, interceptions, interruptions, misconceptions, misperceptions, perceptions, preconceptions, prescriptions, presumptions, receptions, redemptions, subscriptions, transcriptions. |
| 4 | -sh u n z | abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, assertions, associations, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, carnations, castrations, cautions, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, combinations, commemorations, commissions, communications, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, concessions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contributions, conventions, conversations, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, creations, crustaceans, cushions, dalmatians, decapitations, declarations, decorations, deductions, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, directions, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, editions, educations, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, erections, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, excavations, exclamations, executions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, fashions, federations, fictions, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, fractions, frictions, frustrations, functions, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, interactions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, intersections, intimations, introductions, inundations, inventions, investigations, invitations, irritations, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, lotions, machinations, magicians, magnifications, malformations, malfunctions, manifestations, manipulations, martians, mathematicians, medications, meditations, mentions, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, miscreations, misrepresentations, missions, mobilizations, modifications, motions, motivations, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occupations, oceans, omissions, operations, oppressions, opticians, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, ovations, palpitations, participations, partitions, passions, patients, patricians, pediatricians, pensions, perforations, permissions, permutations, perturbations, petitions, physicians, plantations, politicians, pontifications, populations, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, presentations, pretensions, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, protections, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, reactions, realizations, recapitalizations, recessions, recitations, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, reductions, reflections, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, reputations, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, rotations, ruminations, sanctions, satisfactions, secretions, sections, selections, sensations, separations, sessions, simulations, situations, solicitations, solutions, specifications, speculations, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, submissions, substitutions, summations, superstitions, suppositions, suspensions, suspicions, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, technicians, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, theoreticians, traditions, transactions, transformations, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, tuitions, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations, workstations. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: potions. | |
| Words within the letters "i-n-o-o-p-s-t" | |
-1 letter: option, pinots, pintos, piston, pitons, points, poison, postin, potion, spinto. | |
-2 letters: opsin, pinot, pinto, pints, pions, piton, point, poons, posit, snoop, snoot, spoon, stoop, toons, topis, topoi, topos. | |
-3 letters: into, ions, nips, nits, onto, oops, oots, opts, pins, pint, pion, piso, pits, pois, pons, poon, post, pots, snip, snit, snot, soon, soot, spin. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-n-o-o-p-s-t" | |
+1 letter: portions, position, positron, sorption, spittoon, stooping, tompions. | |
+2 letters: adoptions, cooptions, optionals, optionees, outpoints, photonics, pinkroots, pliotrons, positions, positrons, postilion, potations, snoopiest, sorptions, spittoons, spooniest, troponins. | |
+3 letters: absorption, adsorption, anisotropy, apportions, apposition, composting, deposition, desorption, entropions, exposition, footprints, hoofprints, hypotonias, imposition, lithopones, monopolist, neotropics, nonprofits, operations, opposition, penologist, phlogiston, phonations, phonolites, pollutions, positional, positioned, postilions, postillion, postponing, postprison, pourpoints, prenotions, probations, prognostic, promotions, pronations, prorations, protrusion, reposition, resorption, spoliation, stainproof, stenotopic, topminnows, toponymies, toponymist, topsoiling, upshooting. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Historic 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Quotations: Spoken 10. Quotations: Speeches 11. Usage Frequency 12. Expressions | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Bibliography |
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