choice

Definition von choice im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Anything that can be chosen; The best or most preferable part; Especially good or preferred
It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.; An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something
Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?.; Cool; excellent
Choice! I'm going to the movies.; One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision
The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.; If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want. It's available in a choice of colours At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu Club Sportif offer a wide choice of holidays. = selection; n The act of selecting from a number of possible alternatives or options; one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"; The item of choice is the one that most people prefer. The drug is set to become the treatment of choice for asthma worldwide; The thing or person of your choice is the one that you choose. tickets to see the football team of your choice In many societies children still marry someone of their parents' choice; Like the FDHA stamp, refers to something of quality "I got some choice buds for the party"; {i} option, selection, variety; Choice means of very high quality. Fortnum and Mason's choicest chocolates. = select; If you have no choice but to do something or have little choice but to do it, you cannot avoid doing it. They had little choice but to agree to what he suggested; Your choice is someone or something that you choose from a range of things. Although he was only grumbling, his choice of words made Rodney angry; The act of selecting among alternatives, a concept crucial to economics [FACS] (see also economics); {s} select, fine, excellent; A decision to purchase that is based on an evaluation of alternatives; appealing to refined taste; "choice wine"; preference; {n} a thing chosen, the power of choosing; {a} select, of great value, frugal, careful; An adjectival description applied to coin's grade, e g , choice Uncirculated, choice Very Fine, etc Used to describe an especially attractive example of a particular grade; of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"; method of selling in which a number of similar items are offered for sale, with the successful bidder taking first "choice" of all the items offered for sale; a selection among alternative goods, services or actions (chapter 2); Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election; One of the necessary stipulations (Value, Principle, Obligation, and Choice) to determine whether a moral issue is being presented A moral dilemma does not exist if one does not have a choice Coercion, manipulation, or other excusing conditions usually abrogates moral responsibility; Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination; Because wants are unlimited and resources are limited, all economies must choose which goods and services should be produced and in what quantities; (Internal) CHOICE [/C[: ]keys] [/N][/S][/T[: ]c,nn] [text] Used to provide a prompt so that a user can make a choice while a batch program is running; The act of selection (See 274); A choice is used in all question types to illustrate where the participant answers a question The choices define what answers are available to the participant; Above average quality; Graphics or text that a user can select to modify or manipulate an object Choices appear on menus (also called menu items) and buttons; appealing to refined taste; "choice wine; Anything that can be choosen; the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" appealing to refined taste; "choice wine; Allows parents to enroll their children in the school of their choice; the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"; A subjective term used to describe a particularly nice example of a coin It is not a recognized term for grading a coin; The best part; that which is preferable; nice Usually used with other grading terms, for example, "Choice Very Fine" or "Choice Uncirculated "; The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection; (on abortion) a good thing; A sufficient number to choose among; Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen; Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money; Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable; the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"; "this collection will be valuable and useful for all levels of readers, including statisticians "; Action based on one's volition, will, desire; - what someone must make when faced with two or more alternative uses for a resource, also called an economic choice; The power or opportunity of choosing; option; The process in which consumers make a choice between two or more alternative courses of action
choice theory: A body of work, originating with Dr. William Glasser in 1995, an extension of his 'reality therapy' that posits and explains human behavior as living organisms' satisfying genetic needs for survival, connecting & belonging, power, freedom and fun
choice theory: Rational choice theory, also known as choice theory or rational action theory, is a framework for understanding and often formally modeling social and economic behavior. It is the main theoretical paradigm in the currently-dominant school of microeconomics. Rationality ("wanting more rather than less of a good") is widely used as an assumption of the behavior of individuals in microeconomic models and analysis and appears in almost all economics textbook treatments of human decision-making. It is also central to some of modern political science and is used by some scholars in other disciplines such as sociology and philosophy. It is the same as instrumental rationality, which involves seeking the most cost-effective means to achieve a specific goal without reflecting on the worthiness of that goal. Gary Becker was an early proponent of applying rational actor models more widely. He won the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his studies of discrimination, crime, and human capital
choice morsel: a small tasty bit of food
choice of law: option of choosing between alternative types of law
choice phrase: excellent phrase
Hobson's choice: The choice of taking either the primary option or nothing
In other words, they might go to the devil and starve—Hobson's choice!—for all the other factories were owned by men who offered no better terms.
Jew by choice: A person who has adopted Judaism, as opposed to one who is Jewish by way of birth
Sophie's choice: A choice between two persons or things that will result in the death or destruction of the person or thing not chosen
'We've been given a Sophie's Choice,' said Senate Minority Leader Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton. 'We can improperly care for some children vs. improperly care for other children.' -- Committees OK boost for KidCare; Panels vote for additional $25M, Tallahassee Democrat, March 2, 2004; http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/local/8082112.htm.
anti-choice: Alternative spelling of antichoice
axiom of choice: One of the axioms in axiomatic set theory, equivalent to the statement that an arbitrary direct product of non-empty sets is non-empty
discrete choice analysis: The analysis of a model whose dependent variable is a binary (two-valued) variable
drug of choice: The best-choice medication to treat a particular medical problem
drug of choice: The particular (usually illicit) substance that a suspect is addicted to
fielder's choice: An official scoring play in which a fielder puts out an advancing baserunner, instead of attempting to put out the batter-runner at first base
first choice: The best choice
first choice: The prime cut
multiple-choice: Having more than one, enumerated, possible answers. A type of test question where the correct answer is selected from a group of proffered choices
of choice: preferred above others
pro-choice: Of, pertaining to, or supportive of a woman's right to choose whether or not to undergo an abortion
sailor's-choice: Any of several grunts of the Atlantic (all in the family Haemulidae); pinfish, margate, Orthopristis chrysopterus, or Haemulon parra
spoilt for choice: Having such a selection of good choices, that deciding which one to pick is difficult
tool of choice: An object or method (especially software) chosen to solve a particular problem as being the most appropriate instrument
you pays your money and you takes your choice: Each person should make their own decisions
You can get there by bus, or train, or taxi. Whatever. You pays your money and you takes your choice.
choicely: {a} curiously, valuably, carefully, well
Rational choice theory: Rational choice theory, also known as choice theory or rational action theory, is a framework for understanding and often formally modeling social and economic behavior. It is the main theoretical paradigm in the currently-dominant school of microeconomics. Rationality ("wanting more rather than less of a good") is widely used as an assumption of the behavior of individuals in microeconomic models and analysis and appears in almost all economics textbook treatments of human decision-making. It is also central to some of modern political science and is used by some scholars in other disciplines such as sociology and philosophy. It is the same as instrumental rationality, which involves seeking the most cost-effective means to achieve a specific goal without reflecting on the worthiness of that goal. Gary Becker was an early proponent of applying rational actor models more widely. He won the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his studies of discrimination, crime, and human capital
mode choice: Mode choice analysis is the third step in the conventional four-step transportation forecasting model, following trip generation and trip distribution but before route assignment. Trip distribution's zonal interchange analysis yields a set of origin destination tables which tells where the trips will be made, mode choice analysis allows the modeler to determine what mode of transport will be used
multiple choice: Multiple choice questions (MCQ) or items are a form of assessment item for which respondents are asked to select one or more of the choices from a list. This type of question is used in education testing, in elections (choose between multiple candidates, parties, or policies), in market research, and many other areas
rational choice approach: See: Rational choice theory
A choice: pick
Hobson's choice: no choice at all, choice in which there is only one option (named after Thomas Hobson who had a stable full of horses for hire but let his guests choose only the one nearest the door)
Hobson's choice: a situation in which there is only one thing you can do, so you do not really have any choice at all (Probably from Thomas Hobson (1554-1631), who rented out horses and would only let his customers take the horse nearest the door)
anti-choice: against women having the right to have an abortion pro-choice
by choice: by selection, as a choice
by choice(p): not by chance
by free choice: voluntarily, by choice free of coercion, intentionally
choicely: With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference
choicely: by means of selection, through choice
choicely: In a preferable or excellent manner; excellently; eminently
choices: TWC's program for TANF recipients with a work requirement
choices: Choices provide opportunities to gain a greater sense of control Children should play an active role in choosing positive, helpful behaviors
choices: What you do or tell yourself in order to create the role
choices: plural of choice
choices: Option under the Choices tab in the New Question Object window that allows users to pick from a list of possible answers
choices: A choice is an option from a range of alternatives an individual or groups of individuals have
choicest: Superlative form of choice; most choice
fielder's choice: a play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter
first choice: highest preference
free choice: having the right to choose or act freely
freedom of choice: right to choose or act freely
freedom of occupation choice: right of an individual to choose his profession
had no choice: was left with no other alternative
having no other choice: being stuck with one option only, having no other alternative
hobson's choice: the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
hobsons choice: A choice without an alternative; the thing offered or nothing
left him no choice: forced him to do something, left him no other option
left no choice: had no other option
make a choice: choose, select, decide on an option
method of choice: the best method to achieve a desired result
multiple choice: In a multiple choice test or question, you have to choose the answer that you think is right from several possible answers that are listed on the question paper. a multiple choice examination or question shows several possible answers, and you have to choose the correct one
multiple choice: offering a number of different choices, comprised of several options
multiple choice exam: test in which one must choose the best answer among many possible choices
multiple choice test: test in which one must choose the best answer among many possible choices
multiple-choice: offering several alternative answers from which the correct one is to be chosen; or consisting of such questions; "multiple-choice questions"; "a multiple-choice test
pro choice: supporting a woman's legal right to end a pregnancy through abortion
pro-choice: Someone who is pro-choice thinks that women have a right to choose whether or not to give birth to a child they have conceived, and to have an abortion if they do not want the child. the pro-choice movement most of the electorate is pro-choice. pro-life. someone who is pro-choice believes that women have a right to have an abortion pro-life
pro-choice: advocating a woman's right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion)
pro-choice faction: those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother
rich choice: very large selection, great variety of items, large number of things
right choice: good decision; correct selection
sailor's-choice: found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
school choice: A public school program that allows students to choose to attend any of various participating private and public schools, usually based on a system of vouchers or scholarships
school choice: school selection; (U.S. Politics) proposal that would enable parents to use public funds to send their children to the school of their choice rather than the local public school
there is no choice: there is no other option, it is obligatory, it must be done
to have a choice: be able to decide between two possibilities
without choice: with no alternative decision

choice

Türkische aussprache

çoys

Synonyme

assortment, range, selection, cream, prime, prize, quality, select, 10, 24-karat, a-1, elect, elite, excellent, exceptional

Antonyme

inferior, poor, sad, worst

Aussprache

/ˈʧois/ /ˈʧɔɪs/

Etymologie

() Middle English chois from Old French chois "choice" from choisir "to choose, perceive", of Germanic origin (possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre (“to choose”)), from Gothic *