pony up

verb

ponied up; ponying up; ponies up

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: pay

Synonyms

• ante (up)
• balance
• clear
• discharge
• foot
• liquidate
• meet
• pay
• pay off
• pay up
• quit
• recompense
• settle
• spring (for)
• stand

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

But getting insurers to pony up would require Neighborhood Nursing to earn buy-in from a dizzying number of entities. —Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 11 June 2024

That’s going to be necessary, because after decades of transportation sales taxes and bridge toll increases, the public is not likely to pony up yet again (especially in a poor economy). —David Schonbrunn, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024

Jason Sudeikis, Robert Smigel, and George Wendt hectored Kelce to 1) make Taylor pony up for a new stadium and 2) propose already. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 June 2024

Who wants to pony up essentially the cost of a down payment on a new car to pay for a year of college tuition down the road? —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense