put sth up betydelse and definition

Betydelse av put sth up på svenska

• 0 to raise something, or to fix something in a raised position:

  • Why don't you put up your hood/umbrella?

  • I put my hand up to ask the teacher a question.

  • I put my hair up (= fastened it into a position on the top of my head) for the wedding.

• 1 to build something:

  • They're planning to put a hotel up where the museum used to be.

  • We're going to put up a new fence around our garden.

• 2 to fix an object to a vertical surface:

  • We've put up some new curtains in the living room.

  • Posters advertising the concert have been put up all over the town.

• 3 to increase the price or value of something:

  • I see they've put up the price of fuel again.

  • The money for the new hospital was put up by an anonymous donor.

  • His brother has agreed to put up bail for him.

• 4 to provide or lend an amount of money for a particular purpose:

  • He's looking for an investor to put up €100,000 to market his product.

• 5 to provide security for a loan:

  • Many banks expect you to put up your house as loan security.

• 6 to increase the price or value of something:

  • We're going to have to put up our hourly rates next year.

• 7 to build something:

  • They're putting up a hotel behind this office.

• 8 to fix something in a place for people to see:

  • Employers will be required to put up workplace posters detailing new wage information and employment rights.