criteria

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Call options give the buyer the right to purchase a stock at a specified price within a particular timeframe, while put options give the buyer the right to sell the stock under the same criteria.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Her criteria was specific: A 1920s or 1930s Spanish-style studio with oversize windows, lots of natural light, a fireplace, hardwood floors and character-rich tile work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

As a form of social housing, council homes are usually cheaper to rent than private accommodation and applicants have to meet certain criteria.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

She said medical spas are prescribing off-label drugs that don’t meet the criteria set out by the FDA that justify a prescription.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

By criteria established before launch, two of the three Viking microbiology experiments seem to have yielded positive results.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan