Noun

(en noun)

One of the choices which can be made.

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The freedom or right to choose.

(finance)(legal) 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.

(graphical user interface) A button on a screen used to select an action (often "menu option")

Noun

(optionalities)

(finance, business) The value of additional optional investment opportunities available only after having made an initial investment.

The short-term payoff for this is modest, but the optionality value is enormous.

Quality or state in which choice or discretion is allowed.

Some offices do not follow the corporate procedure, due to a culture of optionality .