put down for

verb

To record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.

“You can put my wife down for $10”

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Meanings

verbput down for (third-person singular simple present puts down for, present participle putting down for, simple past and past participle put down for)

present singular third person puts down for · participle present putting down for

  1. idiomaticTo record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.

    You can put my wife down for $10

    1 more example

    Put me down for one of the drivers.

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APA

put down for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20down%20for

MLA

“put down for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20down%20for. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put down for,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20down%20for.

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