pony up
verb
ponied up; ponying up; ponies up
: to pay (money) especially in settlement of an account
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Examples of pony up in a Sentence
despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house
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Each year, advertisers pony up big bucks to wave their wares in front of more than 100 million viewers (even though most ads are now released online, ahead of the Big Game).
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
In his continuing frustration at getting the Mets to go beyond three years for Pete Alonso, or anybody to pony up $200 million for Alex Bregman, here’s a sudden thought for Scott Boras: How about ringing up the Dodgers?
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
The financing hammered out last year for the new truck includes relying on the Redevelopment Commission to pony up money for the truck with the promise that the city will repay the loan once a $4 million bond is issued.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Sternberg needs to pony up the billions needed for a new stadium or sell the team ASAP.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
In his continuing frustration at getting the Mets to go beyond three years for Pete Alonso, or anybody to pony up $200 million for Alex Bregman, here’s a sudden thought for Scott Boras: How about ringing up the Dodgers?
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
The financing hammered out last year for the new truck includes relying on the Redevelopment Commission to pony up money for the truck with the promise that the city will repay the loan once a $4 million bond is issued.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Sternberg needs to pony up the billions needed for a new stadium or sell the team ASAP.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pony%20up. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.
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