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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.


Example Sentences

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And he possesses the skill set to do what Lisa Su did with AMD: fixing the product business and then creating optionality for their foundry business.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“This provides UniCredit with optionality to amend terms during the offer period for instance, and in our view this also signals the potential for possible concessions to be discussed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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