alternative
US /ɔlˈtɝnətɪv/
noun, adjective Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung
Definition
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We need to find an alternative supplier before the end of the month.
Word Family
Synonyms
- optionthe right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
- substituteacting or serving as a replacement for another
- choicethe person or thing chosen or selected
Collocations
- Easy good alternativedescribing good alternative (benefit)
- Medium seek an alternative supplierto search for or request regarding an alternative supplier
- Hard viable alternative energy sourcesdescribing viable alternative energy sources (capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are)
- Very Hard have no alternative but to complyto possess, experience, or hold regarding no alternative but to comply
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