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a buyer would have to stump up at least 8.5 million dollars for the site
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stump something up or stump up — Brit. informal pay a sum of money. → stump … English new terms dictionary
stump up — To pay up, fork out • • • Main Entry: ↑stump * * * ˌstump ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stump up he/she/it stumps up … Useful english dictionary
stump — noun 1》 the part of a tree trunk left projecting from the ground after the rest has fallen or been felled. 2》 a projecting remnant of something worn away or cut or broken off. 3》 Cricket each of the three upright pieces of wood which form a… … English new terms dictionary
stump up something (for something) — ˌstump ˈup (for sth) | ˌstump ˈup sth (for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to pay money for sth Syn: ↑cough up • We were asked to stump up for the repairs … Useful english dictionary
Stump — Stump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stumping}.] 1. To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop. [1913 Webster] Around the stumped top soft moss did grow. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike, as the toes, against a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stump — ► NOUN 1) the part of a tree trunk left projecting from the ground after the rest has fallen or been felled. 2) a projecting remnant of something worn away or cut or broken off. 3) Cricket each of the three upright pieces of wood which form a… … English terms dictionary
stump up (for something) — ˌstump ˈup (for sth) | ˌstump ˈup sth (for sth) derived (BrE, informal) to pay money for sth Syn: ↑cough up • We were asked to stump up for the repairs … Useful english dictionary
Stump the Schwab — infobox television |Lop show name = Stump the Schwab caption = format = Game show runtime = 30 minutes creator = starring = Stuart Scott Howie Schwab country = United States network = ESPN2 (2004 2005) ESPN Classic (2006 ) first aired = July 8,… … Wikipedia
stump — 1 noun (C) 1 TREE the bottom part of a tree that is left in the ground after the rest of it has been cut down; tree stump 2 SOMETHING BROKEN the small useless part of something that remains after most of it has broken off or worn away: the stump… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stump — stumpless, adj. stumplike, adj. /stump/, n. 1. the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed. 2. the part of a limb of the body… … Universalium
