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  • 31Opt-out-Recht — [... aut...] das; [e]s, e <zu engl. to opt out »etwas nicht mitmachen«> Recht auf [einstweilige] Aussetzung gemeinsamer Beschlüsse …

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  • 32opt — (v.) 1877, from Fr. opter to choose, from L. optare choose, desire (see OPTION (Cf. option)). To opt out is attested from 1922. Related: Opted; opting …

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  • 33opt out — ► opt out 1) choose not to participate. 2) Brit. (of a school or hospital) decide to withdraw from local authority control. Main Entry: ↑opt …

    English terms dictionary

  • 34opt — opt1 [äpt] vi. [Fr opter < L optare: see OPTION] to make a choice: often with for opt out (of) to choose not to be in or continue with (some activity, organization, etc.) opt2 abbrev. 1. optical 2. optician …

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  • 35OPT (disambiguation) — OPT may stand for: Optional Practical Training, a period during which university students with an F 1 are permitted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work for one year on a student visa without needing an H 1B.… …

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  • 36opt — index decide, espouse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 37opt for — index choose, elect (choose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 38opt — (optional) É‘pt /É’pt not mandatory, left to one s individual discretion, not required É‘pt /É’pt v. choose; prefer …

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  • 39opt — vb *choose, select, elect, pick, cull, prefer, single Analogous words: take, accept, *receive: *adopt, embrace, espouse …

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  • 40opt — [v] choose cull, decide, elect, exercise choice, go for*, make a selection, mark, pick, prefer, select, single out*, take; concept 41 …

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