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
Recent Examples on the Web
If the seller won’t pony up, buyers’ are less inclined to visit the property, Johnson said, limiting the number of bids that a home will receive and reducing the chance of getting the highest price.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024
Despite some pleas from Trump apologists who still pony up cash to the organizations operating under the Koch umbrella, the leadership remains unbending in their decision to stay out of the presidential race altogether.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Parretti and Fiorini then proceeded to pony up $1.3 billion to buy MGM from U.S. financier Kirk Kerkorian, with backing from French bank Credit Lyonnais.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Both leagues are telling their viewers to pony up more money or miss out.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024
Despite some pleas from Trump apologists who still pony up cash to the organizations operating under the Koch umbrella, the leadership remains unbending in their decision to stay out of the presidential race altogether.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Parretti and Fiorini then proceeded to pony up $1.3 billion to buy MGM from U.S. financier Kirk Kerkorian, with backing from French bank Credit Lyonnais.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Both leagues are telling their viewers to pony up more money or miss out.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pony%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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