first option
Primary available selection
First option refers to the initial choice among alternatives, often implying priority or preference: The first option is to stay the course.
In contracts or negotiations, having the first option means getting the right to accept or decline before others: The team held the first option on his services.
- topUppermost part or surface
- top priorityMost important item
- number oneFirst in rank
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- choiceAct of selecting
go-to · plan A · start · plan · press · begin · default · tiebreaker · sequence · substitute · preference · precedence · selection · draft pick · front · lead · ranking · possibility
contingency status
first optionbackup
Stored duplicate for recovery
backup plan · fallback · plan B · contingency · alternative
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