Definition of optioning:
(n) :
One of a set of choices that can be made.
(n) :
The freedom or right to choose.
(n) :
(finance, law) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile.
(v) :
To purchase an option on something.
(n) :
(law, uncountable) The acquiring or retention of a nationality through personal choice as a right, bypassing selective legal mechanisms for naturalization, especially in cases where a territory is transferred or passed on from one state to another.
(v) :
(computing, dated) To configure, by setting an option.