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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In 2023, the residential developer obtained an option to buy the property from an affiliate headed up by Bay Area resident Keet Nerhan.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Aaron Ramsdale, meanwhile, was signed from Southampton on an initial loan with an option to buy once Manchester City pipped Newcastle to James Trafford.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
As per that original deal, the French group had an option to buy 100 percent of Valentino’s capital by 2028, while Mayhoola could become a shareholder in Kering, with the final purchase price linked to the Italian fashion brand’s performance.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
In a filing with the SEC, the company said that the GPU services will be deployed in multiple tranches this year and next, and that the total contract value through 2031 is $17.4 billion, with Microsoft reserving the option to buy an additional $2 billion worth of services.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Aaron Ramsdale, meanwhile, was signed from Southampton on an initial loan with an option to buy once Manchester City pipped Newcastle to James Trafford.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
As per that original deal, the French group had an option to buy 100 percent of Valentino’s capital by 2028, while Mayhoola could become a shareholder in Kering, with the final purchase price linked to the Italian fashion brand’s performance.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
In a filing with the SEC, the company said that the GPU services will be deployed in multiple tranches this year and next, and that the total contract value through 2031 is $17.4 billion, with Microsoft reserving the option to buy an additional $2 billion worth of services.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Option to buy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/option%20to%20buy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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