puts by
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On Wednesday, upside bets were back in vogue with call options outnumbering puts by a ratio of 1.3-to-1.
From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2021
He is an early riser; when he earns but half-a-crown a day, he puts by sixpence or a shilling; he minds his own business, and does not meddle with other people's.
From Friend Mac Donald by O'Rell, Max
In order to indulge this taste, every one dries in the sun the seeds of all the melons he eats during the summer, and puts by his stock for the winter.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
Comus appears with his rabble, and the Lady set in an inchanted Chair, to whom he offers his Glass, which she puts by, and goes about to rise.
From The Poetical Works of John Milton by Milton, John
The man who puts by a little week by week or year by year, against possible contingencies is wise.
From Life and Conduct by Lees, J. Cameron
