stump up

stump up
stump up
To pay up, fork out
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Main Entry:stump

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ˌstump ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stump up he/she/it stumps up present participle stumping up past tense stumped up past participle stumped up] british phrasal verb
to give money, often without wanting to give it

Their insurance company stumped up £15,000 to hire a helicopter.

Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym
Main entry: stump

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stump up [phrasal verb]
stump up or stump up (something) also stump (something) up Brit, informal : to pay (an amount of money) especially when you do not want to

He may be required to stump up for the repairs.

If she can't pay, I'll have to stump up [=cough up] the money.

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Main Entry:stump

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