choice

noun8

1. •
   a chance to decide between two or more things

   • Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
2. •
   The power to choose.

   • She didn't leave us much choice.
3. •
   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.
4. •
   Anything that can be chosen.

   • You have three choices: vanilla, strawberry or chocolate.
5. •
   The best or most preferable part.

   • The flower and choice / Of many provinces from bound to bound. — 1671
6. •
   Ellipsis of axiom of choice.

   • 5. ZF* is the theory obtained from the aforementioned axiomatics (without choice) by adding the Axiom of Inaccessible Cardinals to be explained in the next secion; similarly, we get ZFC*. — 2016
7. •
   A sufficient number to choose among.

   • And, which is more, she is not so divine, / So full replete with choice of all delights — 1591
8. •
   (no longer used) Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.

   • I imagine they [the apothegms of Caesar] were collected with judgment and choice. — 1625

adjective2

1. •
   Especially good or preferred.

   • It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.
2. •
   (no longer used) Careful in choosing; discriminating.

   • Choice word, and measured phrase; above the reach / Of ordinary men; a stately speech — 1815

exclamation1

1. •
   (New-Zealand, slang) Cool; excellent.

   • "I'm going to the movies." —"Choice!"

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense

   • This provision permits employees enrolled in a CHOICE arrangement to use a salary reduction to pay for health plan premiums purchased through an Exchange. — 2025