puts

Positions something somewhere

Puts is the third-person singular of put, meaning to place or position something: She puts the keys on the counter.

In finance, puts are options contracts giving the holder the right to sell an asset at a specified price—the opposite of calls.

To buy puts is to bet a stock will decline: He bought puts on the tech sector.

placement

place

Position or location

deposit · situate · locate · station · plant · install · arrange · settle · rest · stick

finance

option

Available course of action

contract · expiration · hedge · bearish · sell · derivative · exercise · underlying · writer · holder

golf

putt

Short golf stroke

  • greenColor of vegetation
  • holeAbsence in matter
  • strokeSudden brain blood blockage

lag · tap-in · birdie · par · bogey · break · read · lip · cup · grain

expression

phrase

Words forming partial meaning

express · convey · voice · frame · couch · formulate · present · render · communicate · verbalize

exertion

push

Force something away

shove · propel · heave · throw · toss · hurl · fling · cast · launch · send

Categories
Opposites
placement/positioning

putsremoves

Takes something out

takes · withdraws · takes away · takes out · extracts

possession/transfer

putstakes

Captures or acquires

retrieves · seizes · gets · withdraws · removes

state establishment

putschanges

Alterations or transitions

undoes · reverses · alters · disrupts · unsettles

Phrases
Family

put, input, output, putting, putter, puttering, putters, puttered, outputting

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G