put (someone) down as

idiom

: to think of (someone) as (a specified kind of person or thing)
Most people put him down as a fanatic.

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Coachella's payment plan is offered in partnership with AXS and attendees can choose to put down as little as $49.99 to reserve their tickets, paying the rest off over several months. Daniela Avila, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Prospective ticket buyers can pay in full, split the cost with friends, or put down as little as 10 percent of the price. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025 When Carle visited Asia during the 1980s, he was moved to learn that in Japan, unlike the United States, picture book art was not routinely put down as a lower-rung endeavor. Leonard S. Marcus, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 The Department of Veterans Affairs offers VA loan programs, and those who qualify can put down as little as 0%. Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025 The 4,000-square-foot townhouses, originally priced from $1.2 million to $1.8 million, are under contract to buyers who put down as much as $500,000 starting as far back as 2018. Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 For instance, the Department of Veterans Affairs offers VA loan programs; those who qualify can put down as little as 0%. Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025 In other words, that legal fees or legal expense were put down as legal expense by accountants. Abc News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025 The agreement includes the option for a 14-day extension provided another $100,000 is put down as earnest money. Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2022

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“Put (someone) down as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28someone%29%20down%20as. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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