אופציה

Hebrew

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin optiō, altered with the suffix ־ציה (tzia).

The financial term came through English option.

Noun

אוֹפְּצִיָה • (óptzia) f (plural indefinite אוֹפְּצִיּוֹת, singular construct אוֹפְּצִיַּת־)

1. An option: a choice, an alternative.
2. (finance) An option: a contract giving one party the right to buy or sell a certain asset at a certain price.

References

• “אופציה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• אופציה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he