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Commonput
The correct spelling is put.
How to pronounce put
/pʊt/
nounIPA: /pʊt/
Say it like: Put
The correct spelling is put. A right to sell something at a predetermined price. For example: "He bought a January '08 put for Procter and Gamble at 80 to hedge his bet."
Usage Examples
“He bought a January '08 put for Procter and Gamble at 80 to hedge his bet.”
“the put of a ball”
“She put her books on the table.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A right to sell something at a predetermined price.
- 2.A contract to sell a security at a set price on or before a certain date.
- 3.The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.
- 4.An old card game.
- 5.An idiot; a foolish person; a duffer.
verb
- 1.To place something somewhere.
- 2.To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.
- 3.To exercise a put option.
- 4.To express something in a certain manner.
- 5.To throw a heavy iron ball, as a sport. (See shot put. Do not confuse with putt.)
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