Optional

Optional
Optional Op"tion*al, a. Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's discretion or choice; allowed but not compulsory; as, optional studies; it is optional with you to go or stay. -- n. See {Elective}, n. [1913 Webster]

If to the former the movement was not optional, it was the same that the latter chose when it was optional. --Palfrey. [1913 Webster]

Original writs are either optional or peremptory. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]


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  • optional — optional …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • optional — op‧tion‧al [ˈɒpʆnəl ǁ ˈɑːp ] adjective if something is optional, you can choose whether or not you have it, do it, or use it: • You can have a 17 inch monitor as an optional extra (= something that is additional to or better than the basic type… …   Financial and business terms

  • opţional — OPŢIONÁL, Ă, opţionali, e, adj. Cu caracter de opţiune; facultativ. [pr.: ţi o ] – Din fr. optionnel. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  OPŢIONÁL adj. facultativ. (Curs opţional.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime … …   Dicționar Român

  • optional — index discretionary, disjunctive (alternative), elective (voluntary), extraneous, needless, nonessential …   Law dictionary

  • optional — / ɑpʃənl/, it. / ɔpʃonal/ agg. e s. ingl. [propr. facoltativo , der. di option opzione, scelta ], usato in ital. come s.m. e agg. ■ s.m. 1. (comm.) [con riferimento soprattutto ad autoveicoli, componente non di serie, fornito su richiesta]… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • optional — (adj.) in reference to things which may be done or not done, 1792, from OPTION (Cf. option) + AL (Cf. al) (1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • optional — /ˈɔpʃonal, ingl. ˈHpʃən(J)l/ [vc. ingl., da option «opzione, scelta»] s. m. inv. (di auto) accessorio a richiesta …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • optional — [adj] possible; available as choice alternative, arbitrary, discretional, discretionary, elective, extra, facultative, free, noncompulsory, nonobligatory, no strings attached*, not required, open, unforced, unrestricted, up to the individual,… …   New thesaurus

  • optional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ available to be chosen but not obligatory. DERIVATIVES optionality noun optionally adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • optional — [äp′shə nəl] adj. left to one s option, or choice; not compulsory; elective optionally adv …   English World dictionary

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