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stump up

Verb

Meaning

stump up (third-person singular simple present stumps up, present participle stumping up, simple past and past participle stumped up)

(Britain, informal) To pay for something, often with reluctance.
Jim stumped up for the cinema tickets, but I paid for the coffees afterwards.

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But you will need to factor these charges in when working out how much you can stump up for a deposit. Source: Internet

Demanding that MPs who have not been charged with anything stump up documents is a very dangerous path indeed. Source: Internet

Some families are being asked to stump up £220 more a month to meet the cost. Source: Internet

… the (on these shores, at least) much-despised and derided ordinary British taxpayer, who will, if Cayman defaults, be forced to stump up the cash to pay off Cayman’s debts. Source: Internet

The town's sheriff court heard how she had to stump up £77 for her fare and the cleaning of the taxi after an incident on December 11 last year. Source: Internet

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