lump
noun
uk/lʌmp/ us [ C ] FINANCE
→ lump sum :
in a lump You have to pay your tax in two lumps the following year.
[ S ] TAX UK informal (also the lump)
a situation in which building workers say that they are self-employed in order to avoid paying tax, even though they are directly employed:
The tax authorities are working hard to clamp down on the lump.
take the/your lumps US informal
to experience problems without complaining:
As a trader, sometimes you've just got to take your lumps.