stump up sth

stump up sth
UK US stump up sth
Phrasal Verb with stump({{}}/stʌmp/ verb
UK INFORMAL to make a payment, especially unwillingly: »

The company has agreed to stump up a further 1.62m shares.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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