the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
<noun.act>

put

put option

put into a certain place or abstract location
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 328 freq. cnt.: 138 freq. cnt.: 135 freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 1

lay

place

pose

position

put

set

sample sentences

"Put your things here"
"Set the tray down"
"Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
"Place emphasis on a certain point"

cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 98 freq. cnt.: 98

put

sample sentences

"That song put me in awful good humor"
"put your ideas in writing"

formulate in a particular style or language
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cast

couch

frame

put

redact

sample sentences

"I wouldn't put it that way"
"She cast her request in very polite language"

attribute or give
<verb.consumption>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

assign

put

sample sentences

"She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"
"He put all his efforts into this job"
"The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"

make an investment
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

commit

invest

place

put

sample sentences

"Put money into bonds"

estimate
<verb.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

place

put

set

sample sentences

"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
<verb.cognition>

arrange

order

put

set up

sample sentences

"arrange my schedule"
"set up one's life"
"I put these memories with those of bygone times"

adapt
<verb.creation>

put

sample sentences

"put these words to music"

cause (someone) to undergo something
<verb.perception>

put

sample sentences

"He put her to the torture"

transmit information
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3

communicate

pass

pass along

pass on

put across

sample sentences

"Please communicate this message to all employees"
"pass along the good news"

turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
<verb.communication>

put aside

put away

sample sentences

"it's time for you to put away childish things"

stop using
<verb.contact>

put aside

put away

sample sentences

"the children were told to put away their toys"
"the students put away their notebooks"

place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lock

lock away

lock in

lock up

put away

shut away

shut up

sample sentences

"The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"
"She locked her jewels in the safe"

throw or cast away
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cast aside

cast away

cast out

chuck out

discard

dispose

fling

put away

throw away

throw out

toss

toss away

toss out

sample sentences

"Put away your worries"

turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
<verb.communication>

put aside

put away

sample sentences

"it's time for you to put away childish things"

eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
<verb.consumption>

put away

tuck away

tuck in

sample sentences

"My son tucked in a whole pizza"

kill gently, as with an injection
<verb.contact>

put away

put to sleep

sample sentences

"the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"

stop using
<verb.contact>

put aside

put away

sample sentences

"the children were told to put away their toys"
"the students put away their notebooks"

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

gaol

immure

imprison

incarcerate

jail

jug

lag

put away

put behind bars

remand

sample sentences

"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

put something back where it belongs
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2

put back

replace

sample sentences

"replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"
"please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

cost a certain amount
<verb.stative>

knock back

put back

set back

sample sentences

"My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

gaol

immure

imprison

incarcerate

jail

jug

lag

put away

put behind bars

remand

sample sentences

"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

otherwise stated
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

in other words

put differently

sample sentences

"in other words, we are broke"

cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

place down

put down

set down

sample sentences

"set down your bags here"

put in a horizontal position
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 2

lay

put down

repose

sample sentences

"lay the books on the table"
"lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

cause to come to the ground
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

bring down

land

put down

sample sentences

"the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

make a record of; set down in permanent form
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 41 freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 7

enter

put down

record

put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

get down

put down

set down

write down

put (an animal) to death
<verb.contact>

destroy

put down

sample sentences

"The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"
"the sick cat had to be put down"

remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

discharge

drop

drop off

put down

set down

unload

sample sentences

"unload the cargo"
"drop off the passengers at the hotel"

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
<verb.emotion>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

degrade

demean

disgrace

put down

take down

sample sentences

"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"
"His critics took him down after the lecture"

put before
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

posit

put forward

state

submit

sample sentences

"I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

propose as a candidate for some honor
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

nominate

put forward

put up

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

arouse

bring up

call down

call forth

conjure

conjure up

evoke

invoke

put forward

raise

stir

sample sentences

"raise the specter of unemployment"
"he conjured wild birds in the air"
"call down the spirits from the mountain"

insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

assert

put forward

sample sentences

"Women should assert themselves more!"

place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

enclose

inclose

insert

introduce

put in

stick in

sample sentences

"Insert your ticket here"

break into a conversation
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

barge in

break in

butt in

chime in

chisel in

cut in

put in

sample sentences

"her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

keep or lay aside for future use
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

hive away

lay in

put in

salt away

stack away

stash away

store

sample sentences

"store grain for the winter"
"The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"

make an application as for a job or funding
<verb.competition>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

put in

submit

sample sentences

"We put in a grant to the NSF"

set up for use
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 37 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

instal

install

put in

set up

sample sentences

"install the washer and dryer"
"We put in a new sink"

to insert between other elements
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

come in

inject

interject

interpose

put in

throw in

sample sentences

"She interjected clever remarks"

cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
<verb.emotion>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

put off

turn off

hold back to a later time
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

defer

hold over

postpone

prorogue

put off

put over

remit

set back

shelve

table

sample sentences

"let's postpone the exam"

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

circumvent

dodge

duck

elude

evade

fudge

hedge

parry

put off

sidestep

skirt

sample sentences

"He dodged the issue"
"she skirted the problem"
"They tend to evade their responsibilities"
"he evaded the questions skillfully"

cause to feel embarrassment
<verb.emotion>

confuse

disconcert

flurry

put off

sample sentences

"The constant attention of the young man confused her"

take away the enthusiasm of
<verb.emotion>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

dishearten

put off

adopted in order to deceive
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

assumed

false

fictitious

fictive

pretended

put on

sham

sample sentences

"an assumed name"
"an assumed cheerfulness"
"a fictitious address"
"fictive sympathy"
"a pretended interest"
"a put-on childish voice"
"sham modesty"

put clothing on one's body
<verb.body>   freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

assume

don

get into

put on

wear

sample sentences

"What should I wear today?"
"He put on his best suit for the wedding"
"The princess donned a long blue dress"
"The queen assumed the stately robes"
"He got into his jeans"

add to something existing
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

put on

sample sentences

"She put on a sun room"

put on the stove or ready for cooking
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

put on

sample sentences

"put on the tea, please!"

add to the odometer
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

put on

sample sentences

"He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"

carry out (performances)
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

put on

turn in

sample sentences

"They turned in a splendid effort"
"They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"

increase (one's body weight)
<verb.body>

gain

put on

sample sentences

"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

fool or hoax
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

befool

cod

dupe

fool

gull

put on

put one across

put one over

slang

take in

sample sentences

"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"
"You can't fool me!"

apply to a surface
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11

apply

put on

sample sentences

"She applied paint to the back of the house"
"Put on make-up!"

prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
<verb.creation>

mount

put on

sample sentences

"mount a theater production"
"mount an attack"
"mount a play"

act like the master of
<verb.social>

act superior

lord it over

put on airs

queen it over

sample sentences

"He is lording it over the students"

expose to a chance of loss or damage
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

lay on the line

put on the line

risk

sample sentences

"We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"
"Why risk your life?"
"She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"

fool or hoax
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

befool

cod

dupe

fool

gull

put on

put one across

put one over

slang

take in

sample sentences

"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"
"You can't fool me!"

fool or hoax
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

befool

cod

dupe

fool

gull

put on

put one across

put one over

slang

take in

sample sentences

"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"
"You can't fool me!"

the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
<noun.act>

put

put option

an option to sell
<noun.possession>

put option

to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

bother

discommode

disoblige

incommode

inconvenience

put out

trouble

sample sentences

"Sorry to trouble you, but..."

thrust or extend out
<verb.body>   freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

exsert

extend

hold out

put out

stretch forth

stretch out

sample sentences

"He held out his hand"
"point a finger"
"extend a hand"
"the bee exserted its sting"

deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

put out

smother

sample sentences

"smother fires"

put out considerable effort
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

put out

sample sentences

"He put out the same for seven managers"

administer an anesthetic drug to
<verb.body>

anaesthetise

anaesthetize

anesthetise

anesthetize

put out

put under

sample sentences

"The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"
"anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

bring out

issue

publish

put out

release

sample sentences

"publish a magazine or newspaper"

retire
<verb.competition>

put out

sample sentences

"he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field"

cause to be out on a fielding play
<verb.contact>

put out

retire

be sexually active
<verb.stative>

put out

sample sentences

"She is supposed to put out"

put out, as of a candle or a light
<verb.weather>

douse

put out

sample sentences

"Douse the lights"

make some preliminary investigations or test the waters
<verb.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

put out feelers

communicate successfully
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

get across

put over

sample sentences

"I couldn't get across the message"
"He put over the idea very well"

hold back to a later time
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

defer

hold over

postpone

prorogue

put off

put over

remit

set back

shelve

table

sample sentences

"let's postpone the exam"

settle or put right
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

iron out

put right

straighten out

sample sentences

"we need to iron out our disagreements"

pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

carry out

follow out

follow through

follow up

go through with

implement

put through

sample sentences

"Did he go through with the treatment?"
"He implemented a new economic plan"
"She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal"

connect by telephone
<verb.contact>

put through

sample sentences

"the operator put a call through to Rio"

kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

execute

put to death

sample sentences

"In some states, criminals are executed"

help someone go to bed
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

put to sleep

sample sentences

"Mother put the baby to sleep"

kill gently, as with an injection
<verb.contact>

put away

put to sleep

sample sentences

"the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"

cause to work
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

put to work

work

sample sentences

"he is working his servants hard"

create by putting components or members together
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 4

assemble

piece

put together

set up

tack

tack together

sample sentences

"She pieced a quilt"
"He tacked together some verses"
"They set up a committee"

administer an anesthetic drug to
<verb.body>

anaesthetise

anaesthetize

anesthetise

anesthetize

put out

put under

sample sentences

"The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"
"anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"

place so as to be noticed
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

post

put up

sample sentences

"post a sign"
"post a warning at the dump"

construct, build, or erect
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

erect

put up

raise

rear

set up

sample sentences

"Raise a barn"

mount or put up
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

offer

provide

put up

sample sentences

"put up a good fight"
"offer resistance"

put up with something or somebody unpleasant
<verb.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 47 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

abide

bear

brook

digest

endure

put up

stand

stick out

stomach

suffer

support

tolerate

sample sentences

"I cannot bear his constant criticism"
"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"
"he learned to tolerate the heat"
"She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

preserve in a can or tin
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

can

put up

tin

sample sentences

"tinned foods are not very tasty"

make available for sale at an auction
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

put up

sample sentences

"The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"

propose as a candidate for some honor
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

nominate

put forward

put up

provide
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

contribute

put up

sample sentences

"The city has to put up half the required amount"

provide housing for
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

domiciliate

house

put up

sample sentences

"The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"