option to buy

idiom

: a right to buy (something) in the future for a specified price
The ad is for a condo to rent with an option to buy.

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Yarbo’s system gives you the option to buy new modules as they’re produced rather than have to ditch an entire drive system because a few components were upgraded. Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025 The other shareholders of the land also have the option to buy out the shareholder bringing the suit. Rusty Smith, The Conversation, 11 June 2025 To support expansion plans, the budget carrier has exercised an option to buy an additional 30 A350 planes from Airbus, boosting its fleet of widebody aircraft to be deployed in international routes, Bloomberg reported over the weekend. Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 Each site will generate at least 600 megawatts of power capacity, and Google will have the option to buy the power once the sites are up and running. Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for option to buy

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“Option to buy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/option%20to%20buy. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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