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put sth up

(MONEY) phrasal verb with put
 
 
/pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)

Definition

B1 mainly UK to increase the price or value of something: I see they've put up the price of fuel again.Value and price increases to provide or lend an amount of money for a particular purpose: The money for the new hospital was put up by an anonymous donor. His brother has agreed to put up bail for him.Borrowing, lending and debtInvesting money
(Definition of put sth up (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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