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Put

verb

(past put; past part. put; pres. part. putting)

1.

Put into a certain place or abstract location. Synonyms: lay, place, pose, position, set. "Set the tray down" , "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" , "Place emphasis on a certain point"

2.

Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation. "Put your ideas in writing"

3.

Formulate in a particular style or language. Synonyms: cast, couch, frame, redact. "She cast her request in very polite language"

4.

Attribute or give. Synonym: assign. "He put all his efforts into this job" , "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"

5.

Make an investment. Synonyms: commit, invest, place.

6.

Estimate. Synonyms: place, set.

7.

Cause (someone) to undergo something.

8.

Adapt.

9.

Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events. Synonyms: arrange, order, set up. "Set up one's life" , "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

noun

1.

The option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date. Synonym: put option.

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