stump up

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Remaining cargoes, such as those from the United States, are also more likely to head for Asia than Europe, say analysts, because demand there is particularly strong and buyers are stumping up more. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Wall Street banks that had lent Situational Awareness gobs of money to magnify its bets issued the fund margin calls—non-negotiable demands to stump up more cash. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for stump up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup