pony up

verb

ponied up; ponying up; ponies up

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: pay

Synonyms of pony up

• pay
• pay off
• spring (for)
• meet

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

Connecticut taxpayers should not be expected to pony up more money to support the myth that UConn football needs a facility like the Big 10 teams. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

And guests who pony up $200 can spend the night in a five-room suite. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

That was fine in the past, when frustrated boosters would often pony up the cash needed to make a mid-contract move. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026

It was announced on Saturday that Judkins and QB Deshaun Watson had been fined a cool $14,397, while guard Austin Barber, who also snuck a hit off of the invisible blunt, had to pony up $6,944. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for pony up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup