From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishput something at something phrasal verbGUESSto calculate or guess an amount, number, age etc, without being very exact Her fortune was put at £5.5 million. → put→ See Verb table
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put at • He went on to also birdie Nos. 17, then 1 and 3 to put him at 4-under.• Estimates put it at 40,000 million gallons of flood water.• Some may argue that democratic investment clubs put members at a disadvantage in times of high volatility, limiting their flexibility.• They do everything to put me at ease.• Clients of New York Stock Exchange members must put up at least $ 2,000 in cash or securities to start.• While my first injury had been an occasion of oneness, the second put us at odds.• The council put Arianism at the head of its agenda.• Independent tests put the levels at up to 3,000 times the limit.From Longman Business Dictionaryput something at something phrasal verb [transitive] to calculate and state an amount, without trying to be very exactOfficial estimates put the storm damage at over $10 million.Net assets are put at about £225 million.Analysts put the break-up value of the company at £3 billion more than its current £6.5 billion capitalization. → put→ See Verb table 