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						option
						
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									One of a set of choices that can be made. [from 19th c.] | Option,
							Alternative,
							Wahl,
							Möglichkeit | 
			
				
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									(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. [from mid-18th c.] | Option | 
			
        
    
		
			
			
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						optional
						
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									Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective. | freiwillig,
							fakultativ,
							wahlfrei,
							optional,
							freigestellt,
							nicht zwingend erforderlich |