noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of making a choice.

   "Parents, of course, now have a choice among private schools, but their choosings are not normally supported by public funds."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of choose form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

adoptivealternativityappointivechoicechoosyco-optation

Example

More examples

"Teaching is a profession of my own choosing."

Related phrases

of one's choosing

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