put sth down

(PAY) — phrasal verb with put

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

Definition

› to pay part of the cost and promise to pay the rest later: I've put a deposit down on a new car.Paying and spending money

(Definition of put sth down (PAY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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