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Thu 28 Aug, 2014 04:54 pm
i know that one of the meanings of "put down" means a reduce on price
so ,can i say This new type television is put down due to the good return of the sales.
or should i say . The price of this new type is put down due to the good return of the sales.
@Arafat ,
The price of this new type
has been reduced would be much better.
I have never heard of a price being "put down" before.
Actually, the most common meaning of "put down" is as a noun meaning a comment meant to belittle someone. The second most common meaning is the mercy killing of a sick animal.
@Brandon9000,
Brandon9000 wrote:Actually, the most common meaning of "put down" is as a noun meaning a comment meant to belittle someone. The second most common meaning is the mercy killing of a sick animal.
The noun is usually written as 'putdown' with no spaces. I would say the most common meaning of the phrasal verb 'put down' is to put someone or something onto a surface, especially the floor.
@contrex,
contrex wrote:
Brandon9000 wrote:Actually, the most common meaning of "put down" is as a noun meaning a comment meant to belittle someone. The second most common meaning is the mercy killing of a sick animal.
The noun is usually written as 'putdown' with no spaces. I would say the most common meaning of the phrasal verb 'put down' is to put someone or something onto a surface, especially the floor.
Agreed, but I thought that was understood and that he was looking for some special meaning.
@Brandon9000,
Maybe 'marked down' would be better. I tried it with no space and my spell checker didn't like it.
@roger,
Yes. This would be better ....
@Brandon9000,
Hmmm. Didn't know it gets theses 2 meanings, I learned the meaning of "price was reduced "from a IELTS preparation book .
That is incorrect, regardless of your source--so you didn't "learn" anything.
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