单词 | opted |
释义 | optedadj. 1. That has been chosen, selected. Also opted-for. ΚΠ 1925 Times 8 Aug. 9/4 Both sides were under an obligation to return their opted nationals. 1977 Listener 26 May 674/2 The less frequently opted-for subjects like modern languages. 2001 Sunday Times (Nexis) 18 Nov. You cannot avoid paying Vat when you buy an ‘opted’ property. 2. a. opted-out adj. that has opted out. Cf. to opt out at opt v. 2b. ΚΠ 1979 Economist 2 June 6/1 Opted-out doctors charge Medical Association fees, risking substantial bad debt write-offs, rather than lower but government-insured per-service payments. 1987 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 31 Mar. 3 Would the opted-out schools charge fees, parents wanted to know. No, said Mrs Thatcher. 1996 Guardian (Nexis) 7 Feb. 6 Mr Dorrell sought to liken GP fundholding to opted out schools, and to embarrass Labour by tabling a motion in praise of GP fundholding. b. opted-in adj. that has opted in. Cf. to opt in at opt v. 3a. ΚΠ 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 9 July 7/3 Maybe there were dozens of opted-in docs around and we just didn't know who they were. 1994 Power (Nexis) Feb. 45 EPA should let the opted-in unit's allowances be transferred to the replacement unit to cover all emissions of whatever kind. 2002 New Media Age (Nexis) 26 Sept. 5 Last week it made its reader database available to advertisers.., letting them target opted-in Metro readers in eight UK cities. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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