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optionality

American  
[ahp-shuhn-al-i-tee] / ˌɑp ʃənˈæl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

optionalities
  1. the quality or fact of affording or including options; the availability of options.

  2. the quality of being optional.


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“Woodside’s exposure provides greater optionality in a dislocated energy market particularly as it looks to sell-down equity interest in Louisiana LNG,” Citi adds, referring to its U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“In a landscape where dating apps encourage efficiency and optionality, longing becomes a way of resisting closure,” writes one, and that yearning “allows feelings to exist without being immediately tested against reality.”

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

“People are looking for some of that barbell optionality in LatAm financials and commodities,” he says.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

I’m dividing price by optionality on AI, robotaxis and robotics that aren’t in the earnings yet.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

The bigger source of optionality involves combining Pepsi’s and Keurig’s North American beverage assets into a bottling and distribution joint venture.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026