Meaning of put
Definition of put
(noun)
the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
(verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location; "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; "That song put me in awful good humor"; "put your ideas in writing"
formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
attribute or give; "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"
adapt; "put these words to music"