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stumps up

stumps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stump up.

Meaning of stump up

Verb

stump up (third-person singular simple present stumps up, present participle stumping up, simple past and past participle stumped up)

  1. (UK, informal) To pay for something, often with reluctance.
    • Jim stumped up for the cinema tickets, but I paid for the coffees afterwards.

Questions about stumps up

What is stumps up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stumps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stump up.

Words near stumps up in the dictionary

  1. stumpnose
  2. stumpnoses
  3. stumps
  4. stumps it
  5. stumps out
  6. stumps up
  7. stumpsucker
  8. stumpsuckers
  9. stumptail
  10. stumptailed
  11. stumptails

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