Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- intransitive v. To make a choice or decision: opted for early retirement; opted not to go.
- opt out Slang To choose not to participate in something: "give individual schools the right to opt out of the local educational authority” ( Newsweek).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. To choose; to select.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In grammar, an abbreviation of optative.
- To choose one of two alternatives; choose.
- An abbreviation of optical;
- of optician;
- of optics.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. select as an alternative over another
Etymologies
Examples
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Lofgren called this "a counterintuitive and misleading definition of the term 'opt out.'"
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“The term opt-out refers to several methods by which individuals can avoid receiving unsolicited product or service information,” says the Wikipedia.
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Instead of lighting a candle inside your pumpkin opt for a Scentsy candle!
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She claims that these clients were called "opt out" clients and allowed to negotiate currency prices, often by phone, with the bank.
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That's why atheists like Weinberg and Susskind and Rees and Koonin opt for it.
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Seeking a user's prior consent is known as an "opt in."
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As a precedent-setting regulation, addition of a virtual label opt in could provide flexibility and cost savings for manufacturers, as well as help retailers avoid the big cardboard box or bubble pack.
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The requirement under the settlement to seek user permission before changing how it shares data with outsiders, known as "opt in," is unusually strict.
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KASTE: As the bill moves through Congress, the big fight will be over what the wonks call opt-in versus opt-out.
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It's become somewhat easier to buy goods for what might be called the opt-out cookout at mainstream stores.
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