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optionality

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

noun

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

  2. the quality of being optional.


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“Having flexibility and optionality is incredibly important,” Kirol said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I think Chair Warsh wanted to maintain optionality for optimal outcomes. I am sure under his leadership, the Fed will balance between their growth mandate and their inflation mandate,” Bessent said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

The proposed deal would “provide shareholders with an attractive exit from a business whose strategic optionality has narrowed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

“Meta still has the most call optionality, where the market is penalizing them for the spend and not giving them credit for potential revenue from the spend,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

But there is optionality on the dry bulk market getting tighter, and then, eventually, a potential exponential increase in freight rates once it hits a tipping point.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

I then said to Tom, go back and get me what this would look like, some options to look — optionalities.

From Chicago Tribune ● Feb. 12, 2012

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