pony up

verb

ponied up; ponying up; ponies up

transitive verb

: to pay (money) especially in settlement of an account

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 In October 2023, Mayor Brandon Johnson committed to the second Chicago Street Race weekend, with NASCAR agreeing to pony up an additional $2 million for city expenses, but only after publication of the first economic impact study. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024 The original threat of shares being bought back for just one cent is still on the table, but only if the deal’s lead investor fails to pony up $100 million as promised. Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 And then [Shinola] ponies up some extra money for that. William Earl, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024 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. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pony up 

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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of pony up was in 1824

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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pony%20up. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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