put on the block

verb

To sell something.

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Meanings

verbput on the block (third-person singular simple present puts on the block, present participle putting on the block, simple past and past participle put on the block)

present singular third person puts on the block · participle present putting on the block

  1. slangTo sell something.
  2. euphemisticTo execute by beheading.

Translations

German zum Verkauf anbieten
  • zum Verkauf anbietento sell
Turkish satışa çıkarmak
  • satışa çıkarmakto sell
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APA

put on the block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20on%20the%20block

MLA

“put on the block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20on%20the%20block. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put on the block,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20on%20the%20block.

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