put by

British

verb

(tr, adverb) to set aside (money, goods, etc) to be kept for the future; store; save

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put by Idioms

see set aside, def. 1.

Example Sentences

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Simply put, by any measure, Riley’s offense has been much worse away from home this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

As concisely put by John Locke, the brilliant 17th-century political philosopher who inspired America’s founders, “Where law ends, tyranny begins.”

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

North Korea's foreign ministry spokesperson said as much to a question put by KCNA, the state news agency reported on Sunday.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2022

The family has cards, flowers and balloons to put by her grave.

From BBC • May 16, 2022

I grab a face mask from an unopened box of them that Julie put by my door, pocket it, and jog after her.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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