put by

verb

put by; putting by; puts by

transitive verb

1

archaic : reject

2

: to lay aside : save

Synonyms of put by

• store
• stash
• set aside
• lay in

Examples of put by in a Sentence

have money put by for an emergency

Recent Examples on the Web

At the center of that decision was a memo put by Noem requiring that every contract above $100,000 must be personally signed off by her. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

More than twice as many Palantir calls traded than puts by volume Monday, with traders buying 56,000 calls and fewer than 25,000 puts, according to ThinkOrSwim data. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

This tidal locking, simply put by the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is the result of the gravitational effect of the Earth on the Moon. — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026

Flip the script and set up an entryway for staying put by placing a comfy daybed by the door. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for put by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny

Kids Definition

put by

verb

: to lay aside : save

have money put by for an emergency