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putting green

American  

noun

Golf.
  1. green.


putting green British  
/ ˈpʌtɪŋ /

noun

  1. (on a golf course) the area of closely mown grass at the end of a fairway where the hole is

  2. an area of smooth grass with several holes for putting games

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of putting green

First recorded in 1840–50

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Oil traders are also putting bets on much higher prices, though many remain far lower than Aramco’s most dire scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In this go- go market, which represents one-third of an industry that includes books ranging from college texts to Bibles, editors are frantically putting bets on any potential best sellers.

From Time Magazine Archive

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