PUT OFF


Meaning of PUT OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ transitive verb ]

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : disconcert

b. : repel

2.

a. : to hold back to a later time

b. : to induce to wait

put the bill collector off

3. : to rid oneself of : take off

4. : to sell or pass fraudulently

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.