This may be monetary (it is in the financial sense), but it doesn't have to be.
Exercise an option to realise its value
In times of uncertainty there's also value in holding the option, because An Option is freedom of choice
As Future work is an option and User Stories Are Options, Not Futures - how can the prime properties of options, namely their window of opportunity (Options expire), their value (Options have value) be applied to ordering a backlog?
Options have value