choice

choice
choice1 W1S1 [tʃɔıs] n
[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: chois, from choisir 'to choose']
1.) [U and C]
if you have a choice, you can choose between several things
→↑choose choice between
▪ Voters have a choice between three main political parties.
choice of
▪ You have a choice of hotel or self-catering accommodation.
▪ You have a choice - you can stay here on your own or you can come with us.
▪ She was faced with an agonizing choice .
▪ We must encourage children to exercise choice and make their own decisions.
▪ He has to make some important choices .
▪ The booklet is supposed to help parents make informed choices (=good choices because they have the right information) for their children.
▪ They gave us no choice in the matter.
▪ We had no choice but to destroy the animal.
▪ You have left me with no choice .
2.) [singular]
the range of people or things that you can choose from
▪ It was a small shop and there wasn't much choice.
choice of
▪ There is a choice of four different colours.
▪ We offer a wide choice of wines and beers.
▪ Consumers these days are spoilt for choice (=have a lot of things to choose from) . BrE
3.)
the person or thing that someone chooses
choice of
▪ I don't really like her choice of jewellery.
▪ I think London was a good choice as a venue.
4.) by choice
if you do something by choice, you do it because you want to do it and not because you are forced to do it
▪ She lives alone by choice.
5.) the sth of your choice
the person or thing of your choice is the one that you would most like to choose
▪ Many children are not able to go to the school of their choice.
6.) the sth of choice
the thing of choice is the one that people prefer to use
▪ It is the drug of choice for this type of illness.
choice 2
choice2 adj
1.) [only before noun] formal
choice food is of very good quality
▪ choice steak
▪ We select only the choicest apples for our pies.
2.) a few choice words/phrases
if you use a few choice words, you say exactly what you mean in an angry way
▪ He told us what he thought of the idea in a few choice words.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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