Choice | Mean of choice in English Dictionary

/ˈtʃoɪs/

• Noun
• the act of choosing
1. He knew he had to make a choice. [=choose one thing or another]
2. He has some important choices to make.
3. You made a good/bad choice.
4. She was faced with a difficult choice.
5. You can either accept the job or not. It's your choice.
6. I read about the various options so that I could make an informed choice.
• the opportunity or power to choose between two or more possibilities
1. Given the choice, I'd rather stay home tonight.
2. He had no choice in the matter. = He did not have a choice in the matter.
3. You leave me (with) no choice.
4. They gave/offered me a choice between an automatic and standard transmission.
5. A flexible health insurance plan gives patients more choice about doctors and coverage.
6. He had little choice in the matter. = He did not have much choice in the matter.
• a range of things that can be chosen
1. The plan has a wide choice of options. [=there are many options that can be chosen]
2. You have the choice of coffee or tea.
3. The menu does not have much choice. [=selection]
4. (chiefly Brit) Customers are spoiled for choice [=customers have a lot of choices] when buying a new car.

• one of the things that you can choose
1. She wanted pizza, but that wasn't a choice. [=option]
2. There is a wide range of choices.
3. Other choices on the menu looked equally tempting.
• the person or thing that someone chooses
1. He is happy with his choice.
2. She is my first choice for the job. [=she is the one I most want for the job]
3. I don't like her choice of friends.
4. Selling our car was the right choice.
• favorite or most liked
1. Wine was his beverage of choice.
• very good
1. The store sells only the choicest [=best] fruits.
• of a quality that is good but not the best
1. Choice beef is not as expensive as prime beef.
• carefully chosen especially for the purpose of expressing anger or disapproval
1. I had a few choice words for him. [=I said a few angry words to him]