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optioned

optioned is the simple past and past participle of option.

Meaning of option

Verb

option (third-person singular simple present options, present participle optioning, simple past and past participle optioned)

  1. To purchase an option on something.
    • The new novel was optioned by the film studio, but they'll probably never decide to make a movie from it.
  2. (dated) To configure, by setting an option.
    • The device that is to echo the characters should be optioned for echoplexing.1991, Martin D. Seyer, RS-232 made easy

See all 6 meanings of option

Adjective

optioned (not comparable)

  1. (in-compounds) Having the specified kind or number of options.
    • It is also possible to have an unusually optioned car which is not a prepackaged special edition type. This would be the kind of car I mentioned earlier — one of 90 made with red upholstery of 2,000 made with a blue vinyl top.1982, John Gunnell, How to Restore & Upgrade Your Vintage Car with Factory Accessories, page 143

Words formed from optioned

Questions about optioned

What does optioned mean?
Optioned means having the specified kind or number of options.
What is optioned the simple past and past participle of?
Optioned is the simple past and past participle of option.
What part of speech is optioned?
Optioned is an adjective.

Words near optioned in the dictionary

  1. optionally
  2. optionally piloted vehicle
  3. optionally piloted vehicles
  4. optionals
  5. optionary
  6. optioned
  7. optionee
  8. optioneering
  9. optionees
  10. optioner
  11. optioners

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