OPTION


Meaning of OPTION in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1926

1 : to grant or take an option on

2 : to acquire the exclusive right to use (an author's work) as the basis for a motion picture <the studio option ed the novel for a film>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.