phrasal verb · neutral
put up for
UK/pʊt ʌp fɔː(r)/US/pʊt ʌp fɔr/PUT UP FOR
speakingtask2
to offer something for consideration, sale, or election
Examples
“They put the house up for sale after the move.”
“Several members put him up for the committee chair.”
“The university has put several proposals up for review.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following the board meeting, the firm decided to put the struggling subsidiary up for sale.”
Collocations
- put up for sale
- put up for election / nomination
Word family
put up for phrasal verbputting up for verb -ingput up for sale / election phrase
Common mistakes
They put the house for sale.→They put the house up for sale.
He was put for election.→He was put up for election.
Say it for a higher band
5offer for sale→6nominate→7+put up for
Synonyms
nominate
offer for sale
Easily confused
offer for sale
“The gallery offered the painting for sale at a private viewing.”
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