stump up

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stump up

verb stumps up · stumping up · stumped up

UK, 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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@misc{stump_up_2026,
  title = {stump up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stump%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}