stump up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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"You'll always find one that doesn't want to stump up their money... that can be a problem," he says.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026
A wary Tinseltown reluctantly coalesced around the Netflix bid, seeing it as the lesser of two evils, but Paramount's willingness to stump up ever greater sums eventually saw the streamer withdraw.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Second, investors need to stump up enough to finance the losses—which OpenAI alone estimated at more than $150 billion—until then.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
A group of 13 retailers, including John Lewis, Tesco and the Co-op, have agreed to stump up almost £800,000 over two years to fund a government partnership, known as Project Pegasus.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023
“The sticky stuff on my arms,” she said impatiently, and then she held a rounded stump up to her mouth, bit off a cooked chunk, and spit it into the trash.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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