Put meaning

What does “put” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“put” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date.

put

noun

the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
Synonymsput option

verb

put into a certain place or abstract location
“Put your things here”
“Set the tray down”
Synonymsset place pose position lay
cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
“That song put me in awful good humor”
“put your ideas in writing”
formulate in a particular style or language
“I wouldn't put it that way”
“She cast her request in very polite language”
Synonymsframe redact cast couch
attribute or give
“She put too much emphasis on her the last statement”
“He put all his efforts into this job”
Synonymsassign
make an investment
“Put money into bonds”
Synonymsinvest commit place
estimate
“We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.”
Synonymsplace set
cause (someone) to undergo something
“He put her to the torture”
adapt
“put these words to music”
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
“arrange my schedule”
“set up one's life”
Synonymsarrange set up order

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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