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option

n. the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited

option, item, setting

n. an option or possibility offered by a computer program

option, alternative, choice

n. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"

choice, selection, option, pick

n. the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

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discrimination, secernment

n. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

delicacy, discretion

n. refined taste; tact

preference, penchant, predilection, taste

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

predilection, preference, orientation

n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

assignment, assigning

n. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"

nomination

n. the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"

provision, supply, supplying

n. the activity of supplying or providing something

presentation, introduction, intro

n. formally making a person known to another or to the public

proposal, proposition

n. the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"

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