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put sth in

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

Definition

to formally offer a particular thing to be considered: I've put in an application to the college. They've put in a bid for the company/a bid to buy the company.Suggestions and proposals
(Definition of put sth in (OFFER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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