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Difference between Put one’s name down for something and Put one’s name to something

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put one’s name down for something—

1. apply for a position, etc.:

  • He was called up having put his name down for the RAF and after initial training he was sent overseas.

2. promise to subscribe for a certain sum:

  • One man after another said that he would be willing to put his name down for five or six pounds.

put one’s name to something—sign a declaration, etc.:

  • The former assistant Chief of Defense Staff put his name to the appeal, alongside retired general Sir Hugh Beach.

See also: give a name to something / give one’s name to something.