first choice

noun

The most suitable and most optimal choice.

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Meanings

nounfirst choice (plural first choices)

plural first choices

  1. The most suitable and most optimal choice.

    Manager Jurgen Klopp made it clear as soon as Liverpool reached Wembley that Kelleher would retain his place as the Reds' goalkeeper in this competition ahead of first-choice Alisson.

    2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
  2. The prime cut.
  3. The one with the highest ranking.

Translations

French premier choix
  • premier choixbest choice
German erste Wahl
  • erste Wahlbest choice
Italian prima scelta
  • prima sceltabest choice
Swedish förstaval
  • förstavalbest choice
Cite this entry
APA

first choice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20choice

MLA

“first choice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20choice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first choice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20choice.

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