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    put
    /pʊt/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. a throw of a shot or weight.
    • 2. short for put option

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  2. Learn the meaning and usage of the verb put in English with examples and grammar explanations. Put can mean to move, write, express, condition, operate, judge, or sail, among other things.

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    A put is a financial term that refers to a put option, or a contract between the buyer and seller of a securities option allowing the buyer to force the seller (or the writer of the option contract) to buy the security. The term also means, in a generic sense, the option to make another party purchase something.

    In options trading, a buyer may purchase a short position (i.e., the expectation that the price will go down) on a security. This position gives the buyer the right to sell the underlying security at an agreed-upon price (i.e. the strike price) by a certain date. If the market price falls below the strike price, as expected, the buyer can decide to...

    For example, if a trader purchases a put option contract for Company XYZ for $1 (i.e., $.01/share for a 100-share contract) with a strike price of $10 per share, the trader can sell the shares at $10 before the end of the option period. If Company XYZ's share price drops to $8 per share, the trader can buy the shares on the open market and sell the...

    The ability to put an asset is essentially like having an insurance policy. If prices arent great later, at least you can force someone to take the asset off your hands for a set price. Alternatively, puts can also be risky. If someone has the right to put something to you later, you run the risk of having to buy something down the road that you di...

    Learn the various meanings and uses of the word put as a verb, noun, and adjective. See synonyms, examples, phrases, and word history of put.

  3. put something + adv./prep. to move something into a particular place or position using force. He put his fist through a glass door. put somebody/something + adv./prep. to cause somebody/something to go to a particular place. Her family put her into a nursing home.

  4. Learn the meaning and usage of the verb put, which can have various senses depending on the context. Find out the synonyms, phrases, and examples of put in different situations.

  5. put is the general word: to put the dishes on the table; to put one's hair up. place is a more formal word, suggesting precision of movement or definiteness of location: He placed his hand on the Bible. lay, meaning originally to cause to lie, and set, meaning originally to cause to sit, are used particularly to stress the position in which an ...

  6. Learn the meaning of put, a verb that can mean to move something to a place, to make someone or something be in a situation, or to say or write something. See how to use put in different contexts and phrasal verbs.

  7. Definitions of put. verb. cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation. “That song put me in awful good humor” “ put your ideas in writing” see more. verb. put into a certain place or abstract location. “ Put your things here” synonyms: lay, place, pose, position, set. see more. verb. attribute or give.