keep your options open — keep/leave/your options open phrase to avoid making a decision now so that you will still have choices later Flynn hasn’t signed with a team yet and says he wants to keep his options open. Thesaurus: to delay or avoid making a decisionsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
open — o|pen1 W1S1 [ˈəupən US ˈou ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door/container etc)¦ 2¦(eyes/mouth)¦ 3¦(not enclosed)¦ 4¦(not covered)¦ 5 the open air 6¦(business/building etc)¦ 7¦(not restricted)¦ 8¦(opportunity)¦ 9¦(not secret)¦ 10¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
OPEN — Period (OPEN) The period that defines when the trading service is opened. London Stock Exchange Glossary * * * ▪ I. open open 1 [ˈəʊpən ǁ ˈoʊ ] adjective [not before a noun] 1. COMMERCE if a shop, bank, restaurant etc is open, it is allowing… … Financial and business terms
open — 1) The first price of the day for a contract on a securities or futures exchange. Futures exchanges post opening ranges for daily trading. Due to the fast moving operation of futures markets, this range of closely related prices allows market… … Financial and business terms
open — [[t]o͟ʊpən[/t]] ♦ opens, opening, opened 1) V ERG If you open something such as a door, window, or lid, or if it opens, its position is changed so that it no longer covers a hole or gap. [V n] He opened the window and looked out... The church… … English dictionary
option — op|tion W2S1 [ˈɔpʃən US ˈa:p ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(choice)¦ 2 keep/leave your options open 3¦(computers)¦ 4 easy option 5¦(right to buy/sell)¦ 6¦(at school/university)¦ 7¦(something additional)¦ 8 first option ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; … Dictionary of contemporary English
option — noun 1 freedom to choose VERB + OPTION ▪ have ▪ You have the option of working full time or part time. ▪ give sb PREPOSITION ▪ with the option … Collocations dictionary
option — [[t]ɒ̱pʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ options 1) N COUNT An option is something that you can choose to do in preference to one or more alternatives. He s argued from the start that America and its allies are putting too much emphasis on the military option...… … English dictionary
option */*/*/ — UK [ˈɒpʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈɑpʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms option : singular option plural options 1) something that you can choose in a particular situation We ve discussed all the marketing options and decided to go for television advertising.… … English dictionary
