pony up

ponied up; ponying up; ponies up

Definition of pony up

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

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despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house

Recent Examples on the Web This season, Williams has shown he’s still worth his fat paychecks, meaning plenty of teams would be happy to pony up for the perennial Pro Bowl selection whose preference is to stay in Santa Clara. — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, "For 49ers’ Trent Williams, eighth Pro Bowl honor the most satisfying," 23 Dec. 2020 Yet all that Congress can pony up is a single $600 check and $300/week for those who qualify for unemployment — and this extra unemployment isn’t even retroactive. — Whizy Kim, refinery29.com, "Let Them Eat $600 Cake!," 21 Dec. 2020 How money meant everything and Cleveland was able to pony up $65 million in public funds towards the construction of a museum. — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, "Norm N. Nite’s ‘The House That Rock Built’ is the ultimate gift to Cleveland music fans," 10 Dec. 2020 So when the Grand Hyatt misses its debt payments, the city has to pony up with tax revenue collected from visitors. — Greg Jefferson, ExpressNews.com, "Jefferson: ‘Major announcement’ about revival of San Antonio’s tourism sector doesn’t live up to the hype.," 4 Dec. 2020 And if Senate Republicans—who are uneasy with going above $1 trillion—don't pony up more, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might not be on board. — Anne Sraders, Fortune, "Stimulus update: How the election will shape the next aid package," 3 Nov. 2020 Wealthy individuals would pay roughly 40% of that tax increase, while businesses, especially corporations, would pony up the remaining 60%, the report states. — Jay Heflin, Washington Examiner, "Trump dodges five times when asked to detail promised middle class tax cuts," 15 Oct. 2020 That may help to convince reluctant lawmakers to pony up the $28 billion needed to make the missions happen. — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, "Why NASA is backing a cosmic cosmetics ad," 1 Oct. 2020 Maybe pony up more money for night classes for your staff. — Fortune, "Corporate America, here’s the secret to a better bottom line," 2 Oct. 2020

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9 Jan 2021

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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pony%20up. Accessed 16 Jan. 2021.

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