put sth at sth

— phrasal verb with put

/pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)

Definition

› to guess or roughly calculate that something will cost a particular amount, or that something is a particular size, number, or amount: The value of the painting has been put at £1 million. I'd put her at (= guess that her age is) about 35.Calculations and calculatingAddition, subtraction, multiplication and divisionAssessing and estimating valueAnalysing and evaluating

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