put by

verb

put by; putting by; puts by
Synonyms of put bynext

transitive verb

1
archaic : reject
2
: to lay aside : save

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have money put by for an emergency
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More than twice as many Palantir calls traded than puts by volume Monday, with traders buying 56,000 calls and fewer than 25,000 puts, according to ThinkOrSwim data. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 This tidal locking, simply put by the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is the result of the gravitational effect of the Earth on the Moon. — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 Flip the script and set up an entryway for staying put by placing a comfy daybed by the door. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025 Rose picked up well over five strokes on the field on the greens, leading the field in strokes gained putting by a wide margin. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put by

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of put by was in the 15th century

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put by

verb
: to lay aside : save
have money put by for an emergency

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