put
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/pʊt/
English
Definitions
noun
- A right to sell something at a predetermined price.
- A contract to sell a security at a set price on or before a certain date.“He bought a January '08 put for Procter and Gamble at 80 to hedge his bet.”
- The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.“the put of a ball”
- An old card game.
verb
- To place something somewhere.“She put her books on the table.”
- To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.“He is putting all his energy into this one task.”
- To exercise a put option.“He got out of his Procter and Gamble bet by putting his shares at 80.”
- To express something in a certain manner.“When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point.”
noun
- An idiot; a foolish person; a duffer.
noun
- A prostitute.