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  1. stump upverb

    To pay for something. Often indicating reluctance to pay.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Stump up

    Originally an Americanism for “put down your money.” After delivering a speech for a benevolent object the “Stump Orator” stepped down, and the people around laid their contributions on the tree stump.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stump up in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stump up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of stump up in a Sentence

  1. Jim Steer:

    No private party is actually going to stump up the kind of money needed to create these things.

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