put sth towards sth
— phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)Definition
› to use an amount of money to pay part of the cost of something: My grandma gave me some money to put towards a new coat.Paying and spending money
(Definition of put sth towards sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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put sth up phrasal verb (FIX)
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Synonyms and related words:
- contributory adjective
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