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Definition: Option |
OptionNoun1. The right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited. 2. An alternative action; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse". 3. The act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "option" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Option \Op"tion\, noun. [Latin expression optio; akin to optare to choose, wish, optimus best, and perhaps to English apt: compare to the French expression option.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Option command line option. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Building & Civil Engineering | One of the different solutions which meet the same objectives. Source: European Union. (references) |
Finance | Contract that gives the holder the right, against payment of a premium, to purchase or sell a standardized quantity of a specified asset at a fixed price at or within a designated date and which binds the writer to sell or buy that instrument should the holder decide to exercise his right. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A contract that gives the holder the right, against payment of a premium, to purchase or sell a standardized quantity of a specified asset at a fixed price at or within a designated date and which binds the writer to sell or buy that instrument should the holder decide to exercise his right. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The right to buy or sell shares at a certain price at a time in the future. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| An agreement granting the right to buy or sell property, or to use it in some fashion, for a stated price within a stated period of time. In investments, an option refers to a contract granting the right to buy or sell a security or a commodity at a set price within a stipulated time. (references) | |
Mining | A. A privilege secured by the payment of a certain consideration for the purchase, or lease, of mining or other property, within a specified time, or upon the fulfillment of certain conditions set forth in the contract. b. S. Afr. The word option may refer to shares under option to the holder of option certificates. In regard to mining activities, options are granted to acquire the mineral rights and/or surface rights over some farm at a price fixed in the agreement. This price may be a sum of money or a participation in a mining company still to be formed. The option itself can be acquired for a lump sum or for a payment of so much per morgen a year. The option contract is generally connected with the permission for the option holder to prospect for minerals and briefly referred to asoption and prospecting contract. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
An option, in finance, is a type of derivative security. It gives the holder of the option the right to purchase (or sell) a security at a predefined time in the future and for a predetermined amount. There are several types of options depending on the type of underlying instrument involved. They enclude stock options, foreign exchange options, interest rate options, warrants, options on bonds, and options on futures.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Option."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A stock option is a contract to buy (known as a "call" contract) or sell (known as a "put" contract) securities, often shares of stock, at a predetermined or calculable (from a formula in the contract) price.For example I may own an option to buy a share in XYZ corp. for $100 in one months' time. If the actual stock price at the time is $105 then I would "exercise" (i.e. use) my option and buy a stock from whoever sold me the option for $100. I could then either keep the stock, or sell it in the open market for $105, realising a profit of $5. However if in one month's time the stock price was only $95, I would not exercise my option, as if I really wanted a share in XYZ Corp, I could buy it in the open market for $95 rather than using my option to buy it for $100. Thus if I have an option, I might make a profit and am certain not to make a loss. This means an option must have some positive monetary value itself. The problem of calculating exactly the how much that option is worth has been the subject of much academic and practical interest for the last 40 years. The most popular method used in the financial markets is to use the Black-Scholes formula, but this depends on the option style.
Options themselves are traded as securities on stock exchanges. Stock options for the company's own stock are often offered to upper-level employees as part of the executive compensation package, especially by American business corporations. Because stock prices are related to corporate earning, the granting of stock options gives an employee an incentive to increase earnings, either in reality or possibly by the use of creative accounting. It is estimated that over-reporting of income by an average of 25% by American corporations was one cause of the Stock Market Downturn of 2002.
See also
- |Warrant
- Derivative markets
- Derivative security
- Interest rate options
- Foreign exchange options
- Bond options
- Credit derivatives
External links
- Who Really Cooks the Books? (Opinion piece by Warren Buffett, generally regarded as being sceptical about derivatives, in the New York Times, July 24, 2002)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Stock option."
Synonyms: OptionSynonyms: alternative (n), choice (n), pick (n), selection (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Choice | Use option, use discretion, exercise option, exercise discretion, one's option; adopt, take up, embrace, espouse; choose, elect, opt for; take one's choice, make one's choice; make choice of, fix upon. |
Noun: choice, option; discretion; (volition); preoption; alternative; dilemma, embarras de choix; adoption, cooptation; novation; decision; (judgment). | |
Adverb: optionally; Adjective: at pleasure; (will); either the one or the other; or at the option of; whether or not; once and for all; for one's money. | |
Possession | Futures contract, warrant, put, call, option; right of first refusal. |
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. |
Will | Noun: will, volition, conation, velleity; liberum arbitrium; will and pleasure, free will; freedom; discretion; option; (choice); voluntariness; spontaneity, spontaneousness; originality. |
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Screenplays | I didn't know that was an option alright (Miss Congeniality; writing credit: Marc Lawrence; Katie Ford) Sometimes there's no option but to turn and face your fears and see what happens (The Hunger; writing credit: Gerald Wexler) Failure is not an option. (Apollo 13; writing credit: Jim Lovell; Jeffrey Kluger) More like a lease with an option to buy. (The Return of Swamp Thing; writing credit: Len Wein; Bernie Wrightson) No, we can't call the cops that's not an option now. (Random Encounter; writing credit: Matt Dorff) | |
Lyrics | I'm offering you the option (If You Can Do Anything Else; performing artist: George Strait) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Love's Option (1928) Without the Option (1926) Pimple's Three Weeks Without the Option (1915) The Option (1914) L' Option (1974) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Erosion on farmland. Land under option to Resettlement Administration. Near Farmville, Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Gin and seed house (to right) on Sunflower plantation now under option by Resettlement Administration. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Barn at Sunflower plantation now under option by Resettlement Administration. Near Sunflower, Mississippi. This is one of the largest plantations in the region. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Manager's home at Sunflower plantation now under option by Resettlement Administration. Near Sunflower, Mississippi. This is one of the largest plantations in the region. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Blacksmith shop at Sunflower plantation now under option by Resettlement Administration. Near Sunflower, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Mule shed at Sunflower plantation, now under option by Resettlement Administration. Near Sunflower, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Bill Hicks | I smoke, if this bothers anyone, I recommend you looking around the world in which we live and... shutting your fucking mouth. Either that or suffer a facial burn, your choice. After all this is America, land of freedom, so you have that option ahead of you. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Option by a husband will cover his wife and option by parents will cover their children under 18 years of age. (reference) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | For the format option, select "Monograph/Book." (references) | |
Lip reading or speech reading is another option. (references) | ||
Again, you will need to use the "Detailed Search" option. (references) | ||
Business | Leasing could be a useful option. (references) | |
This could be the most costly option. (references) | ||
The first option refers to larger suppliers. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Egypt | Because of government restrictions, a joint stock company is the only feasible incorporation option for publishers. (references) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | In Croat-majority West Mostar, minority students theoretically have the right to take classes in non-Catholic religions; however, this option does not exist in practice. (references) | |
Tanzania | The regional commissioner reportedly also gave the refugees the option of paying the required fees to become residents in the country, which were too expensive for the refugees to pay. (references) | |
Economic History | Spain | Franchising is a safe and promising new option. (references) |
Zimbabwe | We are not aware of any investors who have resorted to this option. (references) | |
Sri Lanka | A few large Sri Lankan firms have started Employee Share Option Schemes. (references) | |
Human Rights | Syria | There is no bail option for those accused of state security offenses. (references) |
Croatia | The option of posting bail after an indictment is available but not commonly exercised. (references) | |
New Zealand | There is an impartial judiciary, with the right of appeal to the Privy Council in London, United Kingdom, although this option rarely is invoked. (references) | |
Minorities | Japan | Koreans were given the option of adopting a Japanese surname. (references) |
Political Economy | JAMAICA | Litigation is a viable option in protecting intellectual property. (references) |
SOUTH AFRICA | While the SARB has the option of intervention, its current policy is that it will not take that action. (references) | |
Trade | Bulgaria | At the same time, this option protects the exporter if the buyer goes bankrupt or cannot pay. (references) |
Turkey | It must contain an unexpired option (if appropriate), indicate freight and insurance charges separately, and bear the importer's name. (references) | |
Ireland | Only firms located in Ireland or another EU country are eligible to take advantage of this option and should first gain approval by the Irish customs authorities. (references) | |
Travel | Korea | A less expensive option is the widely available airport buses. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | Another option for malaria prophylaxis is a new drug called Malarone. (references) | |
Vietnam | In smaller towns, the only option is usually Vietnamese or simple western food. (references) | |
Women | Philippines | Annulment is an option for those seeking a legal means for ending a marriage. (references) |
Gambia | They have the option to divorce, but not a legal right to approve or be notified in advance of subsequent marriages. (references) | |
Lesotho | The law prohibits rape, which is punishable by a minimum sentence of 5 years' imprisonment, with no option for a fine. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Zimbabwe | A trafficked person has the option to take his or her case before the VFC , but no cases were filed during the year. (references) |
Spain | After legal proceedings conclude, the individual is given the option of remaining in Spain or returning to the country of origin. (references) | |
Indonesia | In other cases, the women have no option other than to accept the work because they lack money to travel and face other economic pressures. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Dennis Miller | But when it comes right down to it, women today have the option to have it all. |
James Lipton | Yeah, but I didn't have that option, because I want to go through the whole career. I've got to know what happened to them. |
Margaret Thatcher | This is evil. The things that are going on in Kuwait are terrifying. They are brutal. And most people understand that evil has to be stopped. Either he withdraws, or the military option has to be used. |
Mary Tyler Moore | The option isn't very attractive. The other alternative to just not survive is not part of my nature. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | The latter option is particularly unpalatable given the significant increase in the tax rate already mandated in law. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Trusting in the sanity and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not a strategy, and it is not an option. |
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| "Option" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.98% of the time. "Option" is used about 5,419 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 (singular) | 99.98% | 5,418 | 1,807 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.02% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5,419 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Belgium | Option International NV | USA | Option Care, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "option": buyer's option ♦ call option ♦ certificate of option ♦ class of option ♦ command line option ♦ consolidated option ♦ covered option ♦ dealer option ♦ default option ♦ exchange traded option ♦ exercise of an option ♦ exercise price of an option ♦ have no option ♦ incentive option ♦ incentive stock option ♦ interbank option ♦ listed option ♦ local option ♦ naked option ♦ naked option writing ♦ option buyer ♦ option class ♦ option contract ♦ option grantor ♦ option price ♦ option right ♦ option seller ♦ option writer ♦ or at the option of ♦ put option ♦ redemption at option ♦ reverse option hedge ♦ Seller's option ♦ share option ♦ soft option ♦ stock option ♦ subscription option ♦ time Sharing Option ♦ traded option ♦ uncovered option writing ♦ vendor of an option ♦ zero option. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "option": option-adjusted, option-owners, option-pricing, option-pricing, option-writers. | |
Ending with "option": co-option, currency-option, healthy-option, Multi-Option, share-option, stock-option, sub-option, zero-option. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
option | 3,328 | option software | 77 |
stock option | 921 | flight option | 75 |
option trading | 540 | index option | 70 |
option one mortgage | 462 | option investing | 66 |
option one | 436 | option sur titres | 59 |
internet option | 268 | put option | 57 |
value option | 183 | commodity option trading | 54 |
lease option | 163 | rent with option to buy | 54 |
future option | 143 | option trade | 52 |
birth control option | 136 | auto option | 51 |
equity option | 110 | deferred retirement option plan | 50 |
stock option trading | 106 | currency option | 50 |
call option | 102 | option investment | 50 |
commodity option | 97 | employee stock option | 47 |
stock exchange option | 93 | option market | 46 |
option quote | 92 | option care | 46 |
career option | 91 | option spread | 45 |
option strategy | 90 | incentive stock option | 45 |
lease option to buy | 85 | option sur titre | 43 |
option auto salon | 79 | option made easy | 43 |
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| Language | Translations for "option"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | alternatief (alternative). (various references) | |
Albanian | zgjedhje (choice, discretion, election, exposition, matching, pick, poll, selection), variant (edition, variant, variation, version), mundësi zëvendësimi, gjë që zgjedhet, e drejtë zgjedhjeje, alternativë (alternative, choice). (various references) | |
Arabic | مندوحة (choice), حق الخيار, حرية الأختيار, خيار (choice, cucumber, liberty, preference), إختيار (chosen, draft, election, pick, picking, sampler, selection, volition). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | свобода на избор, опция (election), опцион, право на избор (preference, refusal), избор (alternative, assortment, choice, election, pick, selection). (various references) | |
Chinese | 选择 (Alternative, Choice, Choose, Choosing, Chosen, select, selected, Selecting, selection). (various references) | |
Czech | volba (choice, election, vote), předkupní právo, přání (desire, mind, will, wish), alternativa (alternative). (various references) | |
Danish | options-, valg (choice, election), aktieoption (share option, stock option). (various references) | |
Dutch | keuze (alternative, choice, election), alternatief (alternative), keus (alternative, choice, election). (various references) | |
Esperanto | alternativo (alternative). (various references) | |
Farsi | خیارفسخ , خیار (Cucumber), ازادی (Freedom, Immunity, Independence, Liberty, Release, Relief), اختیار (Adoption, Authority, Credential, Liberty, Mandate), اظهارمیل . (various references) | |
Finnish | optio, valintavapaus (choice), valinnanvara (choice). (various references) | |
French | option, choix, alternative. (various references) | |
German | Wahl (ballot, choice, class, election, electoral, grade, poll, polling, preference, quality, return, selection, vote, voting), Option, Wahlmöglichkeit (choice), Alternative (alternative). (various references) | |
Greek | επιλογή (choice, selection). (various references) | |
Hebrew | אופצי", בחיר" (choice, choosing, election, pick, selection), ברר" (alternative, choice, pick, possibility, selection, way). (various references) | |
Hungarian | opció (first refusal). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pilihan (alternative, choice, dibs, dilemma, elective, preference, selection), hak pilih (suffrage). (various references) | |
Italian | opzione (choice), scelta (alternative, bet, choice, cull, election, pick, picking, selection), alternativa (alternative). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 選択権 (choice), 取捨 (choice, rejection or adoption), オブラートに包む (obbligato, obligation, oblique line, op art, optical art, optional, optional parts, optional tour, use an indirect expression), 両建て (straddling). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しゅしゃ (choice, copying by hand, rejection or adoption), せ"たくけ" (choice), りょう て (straddling), オプション . (various references) | |
Korean | 택권. (various references) | |
Manx | reih (champion, choice, choose, correct, correct as behaviour, discrimination, elect, favourite, opt, preferred, single out). (various references) | |
Papiamen | alternativo (alternative). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | optionay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | opção (choice, refusal), escolha (adoption, assortment, choice, choose, election, pick, refusal). (various references) | |
Romanian | opţiune (choice, choosing, optation), libertate de alegere, drept de a alege, alegere (alternative, balloting, choice, choosing, election, pick, preference, return, selection, separation, voting). (various references) | |
Russian | средство (aborticide, abortifacient, agent, anorectic, cure, engine, instrument, mean, means, medium, parturifacient, remedy), свобода выбора (free choice), выбор (adoption, choice, election, pick, selection, selections), вариант (variant, version), опция, право выбора. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | opcija, pravo biranja, kupovina vezana za rok, izbor (adoption, assortment, availability, choice, election, pick, pick of, selection). (various references) | |
Spanish | opción (choice, refusal). (various references) | |
Swedish | alternativ (alternate, alternative, alternatives, choice), valmöjlighet, valfrihet. (various references) | |
Thai | อำนาจในการเลือก, ทางเลือก (choice), การเลือก (choice, co-optation, election). (various references) | |
Turkish | opsiyon, tercih (choice, dish, fondness, I prefer, predilection, preference), seçme hakkı (choice, freedom, right of choice, suffrage), seçenek (alternative, choice, pick, selection), alıcıya tanınan süre. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | угода з премі"ю, вибір воріт, вибір (adoption, alternative, assortment, choice, preference), опціон, оптація, предмет вибору, право вибору, право заміни гравця, право заміни. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự chọn lựa (winnowing), quyền lựa chọn vật được chọn. (various references) | |
Welsh | dewisiad (choice). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | conditionis, optio, optionem. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "option": optional, optionalities, optionality, optionally, optionals, optioned, optionee, optionees, optioning, options. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "option": adoption, cooption. (additional references) | |
Words containing "option": adoptionism, adoptionisms, adoptionist, adoptionists, adoptions, cooptions. (additional references) | |
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"Option" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ition, mption, obtoin, Opio, opion, opnion, oppian, oppnion, opsin, opti, optia, optigon, optio, Othon, Otieno, otion, oton, Ottino, outioi, potian, potin, potio, potior. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "option" (pronounced Ä"pshun) |
| 5 | Ä" p sh u n | adoption. |
| 4 | -p sh u n | absorption, anticorruption, assumption, caption, conception, conniption, conscription, consumption, contraception, contraption, corruption, deception, description, disruption, egyptian, encryption, eruption, exception, exemption, gumption, inception, inscription, interception, interruption, misconception, misperception, nonprescription, overconsumption, perception, preconception, preemption, prescription, presumption, proscription, reception, redemption, resumption, subscription, transcription. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, 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dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: potion. | |
| Words within the letters "i-n-o-o-p-t" | |
-1 letter: pinot, pinto, piton, point, topoi. | |
-2 letters: into, onto, pint, pion, poon, toon, topi. | |
-3 letters: ion, nip, nit, noo, not, oot, opt, pin, pit, poi, pot, tin, tip, ton, too, top. | |
-4 letters: in, it, no, on, op, pi, ti, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-n-o-o-p-t" | |
+1 letter: options, portion, potions, tompion. | |
+2 letters: adoption, coopting, cooption, nonpoint, optional, optioned, optionee, outpoint, photoing, photonic, pinkroot, pliotron, portions, position, positron, potation, protonic, sorption, spittoon, stooping, tompions, trooping, troponin. | |
+3 letters: adoptions, apportion, cooptions, entropion, footprint, hoofprint, hypotonia, hypotonic, inotropic, lithopone, monotypic, nonpoetic, nonprofit, operation, optionals, optionees, optioning, outpoints, phonation, phonolite, photonics, pinkroots, pliotrons, pollution, portioned, positions, positrons, postilion, potations, pourpoint, prenotion, probation, promoting, promotion, pronation, proration, snoopiest, sorptions, spittoons, spooniest, topminnow, toponymic, troponins, uprooting. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Historic 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Names: Company Usage 15. Expressions 16. Expressions: Internet | 17. Translations: Modern 18. Translations: Ancient 19. Derivations 20. Rhymes | 21. Anagrams 22. Bibliography |
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