📖 Definitions of "Put"
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.
"He bought a January '08 put for Procter and Gamble at 80 to hedge his bet."
- 3
The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.
"the put of a ball"
- 4
An old card game.
verb
- 1
To place something somewhere.
"She put her books on the table."
- 2
To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.
"He is putting all his energy into this one task."
- 3
To exercise a put option.
"He got out of his Procter and Gamble bet by putting his shares at 80."
- 4
To express something in a certain manner.
"When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point."
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