1 [count] : the act of choosing : the act of picking or deciding between two or more possibilities
▪ He knew he had to make a choice. [=choose one thing or another] ▪ He has some important choices to make. ▪ You made a good/bad choice. ▪ She was faced with a difficult choice. ▪ You can either accept the job or not. It's your choice. ▪ I read about the various options so that I could make an informed choice. 2 : the opportunity or power to choose between two or more possibilities : the opportunity or power to make a decision [singular] ▪ Given the choice, I'd rather stay home tonight. ▪ He had no choice in the matter. = He did not have a choice in the matter. ▪ You leave me (with) no choice. ▪ They gave/offered me a choice between an automatic or standard transmission. [noncount] ▪ A flexible health insurance plan gives patients more choice about doctors and coverage. ▪ He had little choice in the matter. = He did not have much choice in the matter. — see also hobson's choice 3 a : a range of things that can be chosen [singular] — often + of ▪ The plan has a wide choice of options. [=there are many options that can be chosen] ▪ You have the choice of coffee or tea. [noncount] ▪ The menu does not have much choice. [=selection] ▪ (chiefly Brit) Customers are spoiled for choice [=customers have a lot of choices] when buying a new car.
b [count] : one of the things that you can choose
▪ She wanted pizza, but that wasn't a choice. [=option] ▪ There is a wide range of choices. ▪ Other choices on the menu looked equally tempting. — see also multiple-choice 4 [count] : the person or thing that someone chooses
▪ He is happy with his choice. ▪ She is my first choice for the job. [=she is the one I most want for the job] ▪ I don't like her choice of friends. ▪ Selling our car was the right choice.
▪ He knew he had to make a choice. [=choose one thing or another] ▪ He has some important choices to make. ▪ You made a good/bad choice. ▪ She was faced with a difficult choice. ▪ You can either accept the job or not. It's your choice. ▪ I read about the various options so that I could make an informed choice.
b [count] : one of the things that you can choose
▪ She wanted pizza, but that wasn't a choice. [=option] ▪ There is a wide range of choices. ▪ Other choices on the menu looked equally tempting. — see also multiple-choice
▪ He is happy with his choice. ▪ She is my first choice for the job. [=she is the one I most want for the job] ▪ I don't like her choice of friends. ▪ Selling our car was the right choice.
by choice also out of choice
◊If you do something by choice or out of choice, you choose to do it.
▪ I live here by choice. [=I live here because I want to] ▪ No one forced them to do it. They acted out of choice.
▪ I live here by choice. [=I live here because I want to] ▪ No one forced them to do it. They acted out of choice.
of choice
: favorite or most liked : chosen most often
▪ Wine was his beverage of choice.
▪ Wine was his beverage of choice.
of your choice
◊A person or thing of your choice is a person or thing that you have chosen.
▪ They said I could bring a guest of my choice to the party. ▪ The meal is served with a beverage of your choice.
▪ They said I could bring a guest of my choice to the party. ▪ The meal is served with a beverage of your choice.





