put by

verb

put by; putting by; puts by

transitive verb

1
archaic : reject
2
: to lay aside : save

Examples of put by in a Sentence

have money put by for an emergency
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While a few noted that the croissant had decent flavor, most were off-put by the lack of color and dough-like texture. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024 When the smoke cleared, leaving stains on the green that didn’t affect their shots, Scheffler, who missed birdie puts by inches on 16 and 17, came up an inch short again on his 26-footer. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024 Truman answers the questions put by Pearl’s diners. Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024 This could be tariffs on Chinese imports put by the Trump administration, the soaring price of shipping during the pandemic supply-chain crisis, higher wages to attract workers or bad harvests of specific ingredients like cocoa. Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024 Savings after selling a big home and buying a smaller one are negligible Older homeowners who want to downsize have been scared into staying put by how expensive a smaller home would be in the current market. Anna Bahney, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024 He could regularly be seen alone, grinding on the range or practicing putting by himself late in the afternoon or evening during tournaments. Bill Pennington, New York Times, 15 June 2023 North Korea's foreign ministry spokesperson said as much to a question put by KCNA, the state news agency reported on Sunday. Reuters, CNN, 2 July 2022 The Hilltoppers surpassed the 617 put by Oklahoma State in a 55-13 win over the Jaguars in 2018, the second game of the Steve Campbell era. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 21 Dec. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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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