puts by

verb

present tense third-person singular of put by
as in stores
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place have money put by for an emergency

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Recent Examples of puts by 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puts by
  1. stores
  2. stashes
  3. accumulates
Verb
  • Michael Haskell stores much of his inventory in the garage of his mother's home in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
    — Sarah Jackson Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The measure stores a unique encryption key in a silicon-resident fortress that’s built into the device running the browser.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of stores
Verb
  • This one stashes easily in a bag, adds a warming layer while in flight, can be worn as a scarf, and adds a dressy element to even casual looks.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The larger case easily stows a Kindle or iPad Mini, power bank, digital camera, earbuds, and more; the smaller one stashes cords and adapters.
    — Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
Definition of stashes
Verb
  • Following the successful first model, this iteration will feature binned A19 Pro chips, repurposed from iPhone 17 Pro production, which dictates its release timeline as chip stock accumulates.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The autopsy also found Martinez suffered pulmonary and mild cerebral edema, a potentially deadly condition where excess fluid accumulates in the lungs and brain.
    — Perry Vandell, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulates

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“Puts by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20by. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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