pony up
verb
ponied up; ponying up; ponies up
: to pay (money) especially in settlement of an account
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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
Earlier today, talks surrounding the sale of Paramount’s BET assets perked up, with Bloomberg reporting BET’s current CEO Scott Ellis along with private equity firm CC Capital prepared to pony up $1.6 billion to buy the Black entertainment brand.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 July 2024
The alternative for owners who aren’t willing to shoulder these costs is to pony up for annual fines.
—Justin Brannan, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
Few movies pony up $90 million or more in their second weekend; Barbie was the last one to do so when raking in $93 million in summer 2023.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
The former couple — who were first linked amid the pandemic in 2020 and wed in the spring 2021 — had a prenup in place, stipulating the Grammy winner would fork over a one-time, tax-free payment of $1.25 million, as well as pony up $25,000 for Gomez’s legal fees, per their settlement in October.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 July 2024
The alternative for owners who aren’t willing to shoulder these costs is to pony up for annual fines.
—Justin Brannan, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
Few movies pony up $90 million or more in their second weekend; Barbie was the last one to do so when raking in $93 million in summer 2023.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
The former couple — who were first linked amid the pandemic in 2020 and wed in the spring 2021 — had a prenup in place, stipulating the Grammy winner would fork over a one-time, tax-free payment of $1.25 million, as well as pony up $25,000 for Gomez’s legal fees, per their settlement in October.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pony%20up. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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