option vs preference

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. 

preference

noun
  • The option to so select, and the one selected. 

  • The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") 

  • The state of being preferred over others. 

  • Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe. 

  • A strong liking or personal valuation. 

  • A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination. 

verb
  • To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to. 

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