stump up
phrasal 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
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On Saturday morning, having stumped up $170 to attend the conference, I was forced to sign up for membership at Live 5D Health before receiving a wristband that would guarantee me access to the event.
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David Gilbert, Wired News, 3 Oct. 2025
The Treasury is having to stump up for losses related to the BOE’s bond operations that are running into the tens of billions of pounds.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Indeed, when the powers-that-be didn't fully indulge Giger's vision for a spooky ghost train, the artist stumped up $100,000 of his own cash to build the model himself.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 July 2025
As for Sony and Amazon, the former has stumped up for market movies including A Man Called Otto, The Materialists and A Big Bold Beautiful Journey in recent years.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Kickstarter backers who jumped at this model last year had to stump up US$1,499 to be one of the first owners.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
As an invaluable asset, the answer is however much Liverpool club is willing to stump up for continuing results.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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David Gilbert, Wired News, 3 Oct. 2025
The Treasury is having to stump up for losses related to the BOE’s bond operations that are running into the tens of billions of pounds.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Indeed, when the powers-that-be didn't fully indulge Giger's vision for a spooky ghost train, the artist stumped up $100,000 of his own cash to build the model himself.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 July 2025
As for Sony and Amazon, the former has stumped up for market movies including A Man Called Otto, The Materialists and A Big Bold Beautiful Journey in recent years.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Kickstarter backers who jumped at this model last year had to stump up US$1,499 to be one of the first owners.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
As an invaluable asset, the answer is however much Liverpool club is willing to stump up for continuing results.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Stump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stump%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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