Meaning of choice in English:

choice

Pronunciation /tʃɔɪs/

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noun

1An act of choosing between two or more possibilities.
‘the choice between good and evil’
- ‘The capacity of consumers to drive efficiency can be undermined by an inability to make an informed choice between plans.’
- ‘Other findings showed that consumers wanted to be able to make an informed choice between GM and non-GM food.’
- ‘I had a choice between cancelling my appointment, or attempting the journey with one mirror.’
- ‘That choice between settling for what we've got, or striving for what we [want], is at the core of every challenge we face in education.’
- ‘Given the choice between withdrawing or dying, he would almost certainly choose the former.’
- ‘So from now on, where I have a choice between the two, I know who I'm choosing.’
- ‘Given a choice between two ways to make money, everyone chooses the way that makes us feel good.’
- ‘CJ is given a choice between her job and Danny and she chooses her job without a second's hesitation.’
- ‘Context and class determine the choice between modern and traditional clothes.’
- ‘When they're given a choice between freedom and tyranny, they choose freedom.’
- ‘When given the choice between swimming or drowning, choose swimming every time.’
- ‘It will almost certainly come down to a choice between which of two groups of advisers you choose to believe.’
- ‘He had to make a choice between art and parenthood, and he ultimately chose art.’
- ‘I said my mom gave me a choice between Seattle and the beach and that I chose Seattle.’
- ‘Users will now be given the possibility of a choice between different suppliers at an earlier time.’
- ‘He did specify though that if it came down to a choice between a bridge or a ferry service he would opt for the bridge option.’
- ‘Any information that can be reduced to a choice between two or more possibilities can be expressed using bits.’
- ‘We forget that when people are given a choice between freedom and tyranny, they will choose freedom.’
- ‘It has not created a polarized choice between spoken and printed information.’
- ‘I take it that you don't see this as an easy choice between these two men.’
option, alternative, possibility, possible course of action
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1. 1.1mass noun The right or ability to choose.
  ‘I had to do it, I had no choice’
  ‘We are concerned about the people and their ability to have choice.’
  ‘The American people have the ability and choice to refuse the policies of their Government and even to change it if they want.’
  ‘They also posit that creative leadership is just as much about choice as ability.’
  ‘And, of course, greater freedom and choice bring new tensions into play.’
  ‘For a man who says he favors human freedom and choice, McKibben is awfully eager to limit both.’
  ‘In short, the ifeminist calls for freedom, choice, and personal responsibility.’
  ‘Freedom and choice are wonderful things that allow us to realize our human potential.’
  ‘Diversity is not just freedom and choice; it is also disorientation and fragmentation.’
  ‘Within my home country I have little freedom or choice, and would rather live elsewhere.’
  ‘What rubbish, we live in a country where we have freedom of speech and choice.’
  ‘Science alone should not be given the task of answering questions about freedom and choice.’
  ‘These conditions constrain choice rather than offering freedom.’
  ‘The complaint is frequently made that voters have little real choice at election time because the parties are all alike.’
  ‘Of course, people will still debate whether, if women had real choice, they might choose sex work.’
  ‘Very few Americans with any choice will choose to live in a place where they have to share a bathroom.’
  ‘Let's not agonise over the people's choice in an election where no choice was offered.’
  ‘In reality, it is the schools that choose, and parental choice becomes almost meaningless.’
  ‘They do not introduce real, meaningful choice and freedoms which are required for foundation hospitals to work effectively.’
  ‘By allowing residents from across west London to choose where they want to live we are giving more choice, more freedom and more flexibility.’
  ‘In this case, the player has the choice of making the range either all the cards of that rank or all the cards of that suit.’
  selection, choosing, picking
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2. 1.2A range of possibilities from which one or more may be chosen.
  ‘you can have a sofa made in a choice of forty fabrics’
  ‘The Boeing business jet also comes with a choice of interior decoration ranging from the basic to sumptuous.’
  ‘The choice of bar can range from a close-knit pub setting to a party animal's dream.’
  ‘Walkers set off from Cudham village on a choice of routes ranging from three to eight miles.’
  ‘Have you ever, when considering what to buy a friend for Christmas, made your choice of a price range by reference to the value of what they bought you last year?’
  ‘The choices will range from low risk to medium risk managed funds invested in a mix of equities.’
  ‘I have my choice of activities, ranging from kayaking and sailing to snorkeling and shelling.’
  ‘Where there was royal or wealthy patronage the choice could range from a grand audience chamber to an intimate drawing-room.’
  ‘There is a choice of cottages ranging from one to four bedrooms.’
  ‘Apple's laptop range offers a choice of screen sizes, optical drives and processor speeds.’
  ‘There is a reasonable choice ranging between salmon to chicken with burgers and sandwiches in between.’
  ‘For some commentators, however, simply selecting from a choice of options does not mean interactivity.’
  ‘I note the council's arguments about the value of the surplus in assuring a choice and range of sites.’
  ‘With an ever growing range of options for shoppers the choice has never been better.’
  ‘We've reduced our choice of possible destinations to two.’
  ‘All this background conveniently provides the key players with motives for murder, but it also leaves a choice of possible victims.’
  ‘The offspring may be presented with a fait accompli, or possibly a choice of partner, but it is made clear she has to marry.’
  ‘With the closed question, the respondent is given a limited choice of possible answers.’
  ‘Bathrooms have electric showers and a select choice of tiling and shower curtain options.’
  ‘In fact, people living near Weld now have choices that were not possible until recently.’
  ‘Consumers should be afforded a choice insofar as possible through increased competition.’
  selection, choosing, picking
  option, alternative, possibility, possible course of action
  range, variety, selection, assortment
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3. 1.3A thing or person which is chosen.
  ‘this disk drive is the perfect choice for your computer’
  ‘Garry was an ideal choice to present the prize on behalf of the slimming group because he lost two stones through their plan earlier this year.’
  ‘Particularly, chopsticks are also a good choice when people send presents to relatives and friends.’
  ‘The flight prize was an easy choice for the leading lawman with a long-standing interest in aviation.’
  ‘And platinum, because of its subdued, understated style, becomes the perfect choice.’
  ‘Residential property seems an unlikely choice for small investors.’
  ‘Why are Al Green's 1970s soul singles still the perfect choice for a dark bar or a wedding dance?’
  ‘You might think me an unlikely choice as I have never held even a minor office in the Catholic Church, but I think I might be quite good at it anyway.’
  ‘A true lover of art, culture and literature, he has proved himself to be a perfect choice as the Trust's chairman.’
  ‘Hooray for Gotham, though - a perfect choice by someone who knew what they were doing.’
  ‘In any event, you are the perfect choice to represent this President overseas.’
  ‘Yeah, the bloke who'd been so badly injured they'd pulled him off the pitch would have been the perfect choice to take an important spot kick.’
  ‘Sam Raimi is revealed to be the perfect choice to direct this film.’
  ‘Schreiber is the perfect choice for the part, anonymous enough to blend into every crowd yet distinctive enough to register.’
  ‘At first glance, Jackson seems an unlikely choice for such a high - profile and expensive undertaking.’
  ‘A perfect choice for an album closer, this track would be an ideal candidate for second release.’
  ‘Living alone, and with no family, they had deemed him a perfect choice to carry out their attack.’
  ‘Bovell was the perfect choice to oversee the soundtrack project and incidental music.’
  ‘Philip Glass is the perfect choice to provide a soundtrack to a film about the life of Virginia Woolf.’
  ‘If you had to pick just one pop song to illustrate just how great the medium can be, this would be a perfect choice.’
  ‘In reality this island is actually a perfect choice for any family with teenagers.’
  appointee
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adjective

1(especially of food) of very good quality.
‘he picked some choice early plums’
- ‘Then he would eat his favourite food by picking off choice meat off of the bone of extra rare chicken tikkas.’
- ‘After Mass the guests were treated to refreshments, soup, sandwiches and a variety of other choice foods.’
- ‘It is considered very polite to occasionally select a choice morsel for the person sitting beside you or to place it on his or her plate.’
- ‘In blind taste tests consumers have rated the taste and texture of ostrich steaks equal to choice beef loin steaks.’
- ‘Sweet but not cloying, it's a choice dessert for health-conscious diners.’
- ‘The show also features choice morsels of mayhem from Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Richard III.’
- ‘Next, all the bunny needs is patience, a little tender loving care and a few choice spices.’
- ‘The old West European empires were quick to snap up the choice leftovers of Ottoman rule in the Middle East.’
- ‘It savored a few choice morsels from the CSS and actually rendered them properly.’
- ‘Sometimes you'll see one holding a choice morsel in both hands, like a child clutching a big apple.’
- ‘She sprang on the deer the moment that Temer pulled back and started feasting on some of the choice meat.’
- ‘There was a huge harvest to be reaped, and every good reason for him to have a choice slice of it.’
- ‘Analyses of variance were used to compare food choice motives and the importance of family meals in each culture.’
- ‘If you've never thought of anything but coffee as your cup of tea, try these ten choice selections.’
- ‘Live From Dakota contains plenty of tracks from the most recent album, as well as some choice selections from the back catalogue.’
- ‘Ice cream cups and soup bowls made of shells are choice items for friends.’
- ‘And it was another of his controversial selections who stepped up to prove himself a choice pick.’
- ‘Mostly the Dutch just got started earlier, so they snapped up some of the choice cargoes.’
- ‘It was a big change, she was less timid now that she had to fight to get the choice piece of meat she had cooked and make her way around the ship.’
- ‘It is said that he came to this little town with but ten dollars, ten potatoes and few choice books.’
superior, first-class, first-rate, prime, premier, grade A, best, finest, excellent, select, quality, high-quality, top, top-quality, high-grade, of the first water, prize, special, exclusive, hand-picked, carefully chosen, vintage, fine
well chosen, well put, well expressed
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2(of words or language) rude and abusive.
‘he had a few choice words at his command’
- ‘The family was forced to move, and Yeats sent Lady Gregory a few choice words about his idolized beloved.’
- ‘But during his brief tenure, Thomson has had choice words for both the government and the opposition.’
- ‘Keane reacted angrily to a tackle from David Beckham and after pushing the England captain his manager had a few choice words.’
- ‘At least the Brazilian is admitting it and has this week, in typical Elber fashion, offered a few choice words on the Bayern predicament.’
- ‘His forwards had a few choice words for him on that one.’
- ‘Kirby was up to his old tricks against his former county, running down the pitch and eyeballing the batsman as well as passing on a few choice words.’
- ‘You can imagine the way I felt and a few choice words were said.’
- ‘Sample a few choice words, throw them in scare quotes and repeat.’
- ‘Federico whips around and delivers a few choice words in Spanish.’
- ‘Now he is taking a leave of absence, and had a few choice words for the newspaper.’
- ‘I wrote a rather nasty post which involved some rather choice words.’
- ‘It devotes nearly a chapter to Walsh and his crusade, and Lance chips in a few choice words about the man too.’
- ‘He denounced my son Tim's plan to move to New York City with some very choice language.’
- ‘We were both ready to jump on the salesman and end up being arrested for assault but left with a few choice words from Debbie!’
- ‘And he has a few choice words for the endless number of academies and centres of excellence.’
- ‘As my gaiters filled top down with slime, I uttered a few choice words but was not unduly alarmed.’
- ‘The roads were unbelievable with the weather making them so slippy and James had a few choice words.’
- ‘He greeted Warne with a few choice words when he went in to bat on the Friday afternoon.’
- ‘One old school manager described a half-time talk that involved choice words and threats of violence.’
- ‘Grumbling, Lacey finally emerged from the undergrowth with a few choice words for Alaindar.’
rude, abusive, insulting, offensive, unprintable
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Phrases

by choice

Of one's own accord.
‘she did not leave the academic world by choice, but because her future seemed blocked’
- ‘By choice you came to this land and by choice you're fighting for this country and that is extraordinary.’
- ‘The only acceptable defence used to be, ‘I am a virgin by choice - but not my own’.’
- ‘If you're going to write, you might as well know the rules, so then if you break them, at least it will be by choice.’
- ‘Out of an office of eight recruiters, only one of them was there by choice.’
- ‘Not the place you would want to work by choice, but our intrepid weather officer just needs a little more time.’
- ‘Yet, they insist, they are performers by birth and caste, not by choice.’
- ‘There was no starving to death by choice or through circumstance, only hunger.’
- ‘I know plenty of couples who are childless by choice, and will remain that way.’
- ‘You love change and use it to your advantage, whether by choice or by chance.’
- ‘For these and other reasons, some journalists covered the war unilaterally by choice.’

of choice

Selected as one's favourite or the best.
‘champagne was his drink of choice’
- ‘Tea is now the Big Yin's drink of choice, having eschewed alcohol in all its forms for many years.’
- ‘American whiskey has always been the drink of choice for the fashionable rebel.’
- ‘Their drink of choice is lager, and lots of it, but they down a lot of coke too.’
- ‘Tea appears to be the drink of choice for individuals wishing to preserve the health of their bones.’
- ‘No rationale exists for selecting nimesulide as the first drug of choice for fever or pain.’
- ‘Finally each predicts the hands on the trophy and the winner buys dinner at their restaurant of choice.’
- ‘LSD, his drug of choice, soon took over his life and his performance in the band declined.’
- ‘Officers are the snipers' target of choice, so nobody wears overt marks of rank.’
- ‘Crystal meth is fast becoming the drug of choice for many looking for a cheap and easy high.’
- ‘The 2.55 quickly established itself as the bag of choice for chic women the world over.’

of one's choice

That one chooses or has chosen.
‘the college of her choice’
- ‘And I, uh, gave lots of money to the religion of my choice, AND their chosen political party.’
- ‘Apparently it's all about people's right to choose the sausage roll of their choice.’
- ‘I thought it would be something lame, but the moment everyone was in the classroom, our teacher led us outside and told us to choose a weapon of our choice.’
- ‘Today I come out of my own will to choose freely the candidate of my choice for the first and last time in my life.’
- ‘In short, hers is the power to choose the mate of her choice.’
- ‘Some of the questions they ask range from potential college majors to schools of your choice.’
- ‘So even if your child does everything right, she or he may not get into the college of their choice.’
- ‘Only students who have passed both tests can enroll in the college of their choice.’
- ‘For many the news will be good, confirming that they can now go to the university or college of their choice.’
- ‘The mother, named only as Sheila, spoke of her dilemma as she described how delighted her daughter was when she found she had received a place in the college of her choice in a different part of the country.’