Contract Law

Option Contract

/ OP-shun KON-trakt /

Definition

A contract giving one party the right to accept an offer within a set time.

Used in Context

“The option contract gave the buyer sixty days to purchase the property.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: optio, choice

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