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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Even with the historic success of the Chiefs, who have won three of the last five Super Bowls, voters were unwilling to pony up.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
Drury might have to pony up as much as $8 million or more to sign Chychrun.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Corey Seager, Jacob deGrom, and Marcus Semien are the only Rangers making over $20 million in 2025, so the front office likely has room to pony up some cash if Alonso is on the radar.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Anyone importing from the rest of the world will have to pony up 10% or 20%.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
Drury might have to pony up as much as $8 million or more to sign Chychrun.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Corey Seager, Jacob deGrom, and Marcus Semien are the only Rangers making over $20 million in 2025, so the front office likely has room to pony up some cash if Alonso is on the radar.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Anyone importing from the rest of the world will have to pony up 10% or 20%.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pony%20up. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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