pony up
verb
ponied up; ponying up; ponies up
: to pay (money) especially in settlement of an account
Synonyms
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
Charlotte is not known as a premier destination and the Hornets will have to pony up more dollars to get the better players to even consider the Carolinas as an option, given the organization’s futility.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024
Get Uber to kick in, enlist a nonprofit, maybe encourage employers to pony up in their own best interests.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024
However, the Army didn’t have enough money, so the competitors would need to pony up hundreds of millions of dollars of their own to meet the national defense needs.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Jeremiah said the Vikings would have to pony up three first-round picks — including No. 11 this year — to trade up to No. 3 and draft a QB such as North Carolina’s Drake May or LSU’s Jayden Daniels.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
Any collector interested in owning that Prancing Horse can expect to pony up as much as $12 million.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
Some diners are proving eager to pony up for the privilege of spending more money.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Here’s the price tag As Chiefs owner seeks taxpayer money, players turn it back on him: Time to pony up
What have the teams promised if the tax passes?
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
Noblesville, Indiana will pony up $5,000 cash, plus $10,000 in other perks to eligible out-of-state residents willing to live just outside Indianapolis.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024
Get Uber to kick in, enlist a nonprofit, maybe encourage employers to pony up in their own best interests.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024
However, the Army didn’t have enough money, so the competitors would need to pony up hundreds of millions of dollars of their own to meet the national defense needs.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Jeremiah said the Vikings would have to pony up three first-round picks — including No. 11 this year — to trade up to No. 3 and draft a QB such as North Carolina’s Drake May or LSU’s Jayden Daniels.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
Any collector interested in owning that Prancing Horse can expect to pony up as much as $12 million.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
Some diners are proving eager to pony up for the privilege of spending more money.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Here’s the price tag As Chiefs owner seeks taxpayer money, players turn it back on him: Time to pony up
What have the teams promised if the tax passes?
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
Noblesville, Indiana will pony up $5,000 cash, plus $10,000 in other perks to eligible out-of-state residents willing to live just outside Indianapolis.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pony%20up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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