Meaning of stump up | Babel Free

Definitions

To pay for something, often with reluctance.

British, informal

Examples

“Jim stumped up for the cinema tickets, but I paid for the coffees afterwards.”

“Not least because last spring, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that HM Treasury's new northern base would be in Darlington. If that doesn't encourage the Treasury to stump up cash to upgrade the town's station, then I fear nothing will.”

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