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.

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“Stump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stump%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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