Betekenis van put sth down In het Nederlands

• 0 If you put the phone down, you place it or the receiver back in the position you keep it in when it is not being used.

• 1 to pay part of the cost and promise to pay the rest later:

  • I've put a deposit down on a new car.

• 2 to kill an animal that is old, sick, or injured, to prevent it from suffering:

  • If a horse breaks its leg, it usually has to be put down.

• 3 to stop or limit an opposing political event or group:

  • Police used tear gas to put the riot down.

  • Thousands of troops were needed to put down the uprising.

• 4 to reduce a price or a charge:

  • Shops are being forced to put their prices down in order to attract customers.

  • It's time that the government put down interest rates.

• 5 to pay part of the cost of something and promise to pay the rest later:

  • We will give a €30 gift card to customers who put down a deposit on a new TV.

• 6 to reduce the level of sth:

  • Shops are being forced to put their prices down in order to attract customers.