stump up
phrasal verb
stumped up; stumping up; stumps up
British, informal
: to pay (an amount of money) especially when one does not want to
He may be required to stump up for the repairs.
If she can't pay, I'll have to stump up the money.
Examples of stump up in a Sentence
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Festivals are struggling to appeal to younger generations who missed out on their first festival experience during lockdowns and are now reluctant or unable to stump up the pricey ticket costs.
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Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 22 July 2024
Big tech companies might stump up more cash, perhaps on the condition of a change to Anthropic’s public benefit structure.
—Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 30 May 2024
Chelsea paid £11m to sign Felix on loan in the first place and would be required to stump up around £88m to land the attacker on a permanent basis.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 7 May 2023
Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 22 July 2024
Big tech companies might stump up more cash, perhaps on the condition of a change to Anthropic’s public benefit structure.
—Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 30 May 2024
Chelsea paid £11m to sign Felix on loan in the first place and would be required to stump up around £88m to land the attacker on a permanent basis.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 7 May 2023
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“Stump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stump%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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