options

NOUN

alternative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benefit choice opportunity preference privilege right

STRONG

advantage claim dibs dilemma discretion druthers election franchise grant license pickup prerogative selection

WEAK

flipside free will other side of coin take it or leave it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage misfortune

STRONG

loss refusal

Example Sentences

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Options for SpaceX’s stock launched on Tuesday and volume there has also been immense.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026

Options volumes tied to the S&P 500 hit a record 7.8 million contracts on Friday, according to Cboe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Options players are buying volatility in individual stocks so they can sell calls — obligations to buy a stock — to clients, then selling index volatility.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Options on the market are cheaper than the price cap level.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Options or “futures,” too, have helped to restrict the size of wheat stocks in the United Kingdom.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various