default vs option
option vs defaultdefault and option both are nouns.
default is a verb but option is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| default | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| option | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
option is a hypernym of
default; that is, option is a
word with a broader meaning than default:
- default: an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
- option: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
Other hypernyms of default include
alternative, choice.
| default (noun) | option (noun) |
|---|---|
| loss due to not showing up | the act of choosing or selecting |
| an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified | one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen |
| loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid | the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited |
| act of failing to meet a financial obligation |
| default (verb) | option (verb) |
|---|---|
| fail to pay up |
Words related to "default"
Words related to "option"
- Bermudan option
- Hobson's choice
- action
- alternative
- ballot
- balloting
- call
- call option
- casting
- choice
- coloration
- colouration
- conclusion
- covered option
- deciding
- decision
- decision making
- default
- default option
- derivative
- derivative instrument
- determination
- druthers
- election
- excerption
- impossibility
- impossible action
- incentive option
- incentive stock option
- lock-up option
- naked option
- obverse
- opening
- opt
- pick
- possibility
- possible action
- preference
- put
- put option
- sampling
- selection
- soft option
- stock option
- straddle
- volition
- vote
- voting
- willing
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