optioned
Secured adaptation rights
Optioned is the past tense of option, meaning to acquire or grant an option on something—typically exclusive rights to buy, sell, or use it within a specified period.
The word appears most often in entertainment contexts: The studio optioned her novel for a possible film adaptation.
A property that has been optioned is under contract but not yet purchased outright.
Enforceable written agreement
- dealAgreement or distribution
- agreementShared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
bargaining · proposal · offer · counteroffer · exclusive · bidding · leverage · stipulation
Film's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- scriptWritten words for performance
- producerOne who makes things
- studioCreative professional's workspace
development · greenlight · rights · pre-production · director · casting · filmography · blockbuster
Original text before publication
- authorCreator of written works
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- advanceMove or progress forward
publisher · editor · agent · literary · novel · book · renewal · print
Goods obtained for payment
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- assetItem of value owned
- stakeSharpened post or share
transfer · title · vesting · holdings · transaction · buyout · proprietary · equity
Ongoing payments to creators
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
sublicense · permit · concession · authorization · exploitation · distribution · merchandising · proprietary
Potential client or opportunity
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- unrealizedNot made actual
- latentPresent but inactive
- undevelopedNot fully formed
reserved · contingent · speculative · pending · tentative · conditional · provisional · future
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- dealAgreement or distribution
- agreementShared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
rights · bargaining · proposal · offer · counteroffer · exclusive · bidding · leverage · stipulation · clause
screenplay
Film's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- scriptWritten words for performance
- producerOne who makes things
studio · development · greenlight · rights · pre-production · director · casting · filmography · blockbuster · franchise
manuscript
Original text before publication
- authorCreator of written works
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
advance · publisher · editor · agent · literary · novel · book · renewal · print · serialization
purchase
Goods obtained for payment
stake · transfer · title · vesting · holdings · transaction · buyout · proprietary · equity · shares
royalties
Ongoing payments to creators
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- franchiseLicensed business operation
copyright · sublicense · permit · concession · authorization · exploitation · distribution · merchandising · proprietary · exclusive
prospect
Potential client or opportunity
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- unrealizedNot made actual
- latentPresent but inactive
undeveloped · reserved · contingent · speculative · pending · tentative · conditional · provisional · future · pipeline
optionedcalled up
Contacted by phone
recalled · promoted · brought up · activated · rostered
optionedavailable
Ready to be used
free · unencumbered · on the market · uncommitted · open
- left one's options openMaintained multiple possibilities
- weighing optionsConsidering alternatives carefully
- stock optionsContracts to purchase shares
- nuclear optionMost drastic available action
- support optionsAvailable help methods
- weigh optionsConsider alternatives carefully
option, options, optional, optioning, optionality, co-option, nonoptional