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Definition of "choice" []

  • The act of choosing; selection. (noun)
  • The power, right, or liberty to choose; option. (noun)
  • One that is chosen. (noun)
  • A number or variety from which to choose: a wide choice of styles and colors. (noun)
  • The best or most preferable part. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "choice" in a sentence
  • "To give the master a _right_ to sell his servant, would annihilate the servant's right of choice in his own disposal; but says the objector, To give the master a right to _buy_ a servant, equally annihilates the servant's _right of choice_."
  • "To give the master a _right_ to sell his servant, would annihilate the servant's right of choice in his own disposal; but says the objector, "to give the master a right to _buy_ a servant, equally annihilates the servant's _right of choice_.""
  • "Talking about the paradox of choice in software configuration we mustn't forget that configuration is not * choice*!"