choice vs option

choice

noun
  • An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something. 

  • One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision. 

  • Anything that can be chosen. 

  • The power to choose. 

  • Do I have a choice of what color to paint it? 

  • The best or most preferable part. 

intj
  • Cool; excellent. 

adj
  • Especially good or preferred. 

option

noun
  • One of a set of choices that can be made. 

  • A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. 

  • The freedom or right to choose. 

  • The acquiring or retention of a nationality through personal choice as a right, bypassing selective legal mechanisms for naturalization, especially in cases where a territory is transferred or passed on from one state to another. 

verb
  • To purchase an option on something. 

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