as in to pay
to give what is owed for
despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house
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Recent Examples of pony up
Scholl’s goal is not just to bring supersonic travel back to the flying public, but to do it at scale, at a cost per seat no greater than business travelers pay today—a quarter of what the old Concorde passengers had to pony up.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
New York City plans to pony up new funding for child care assistance, narrowly avoiding a doomsday scenario for now where tens of thousands of families could have lost access to their vouchers.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Those who pony up become members of the Ocean Reef Club gain lots of additional perks.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
But in recent years, Michelin has only visited parts of America willing to pony up cash, the New York Times reported in 2023.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
New York City plans to pony up new funding for child care assistance, narrowly avoiding a doomsday scenario for now where tens of thousands of families could have lost access to their vouchers.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Those who pony up become members of the Ocean Reef Club gain lots of additional perks.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
But in recent years, Michelin has only visited parts of America willing to pony up cash, the New York Times reported in 2023.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pony up
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Speaking after an assessment meeting with the army’s chief of staff, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Iran will pay a heavy price for harming Israeli citizens.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Hard work continues to pay off for Breezy, who earned another 21 certifications from the RIAA on Friday (June 6), adding to his loaded trophy case.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
6 June 2025
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That longer, slower journey appears to have not paid off.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Since Newsom directed state workers to return to in-person work four days a week starting in July, several unions have filed unfair labor practices that allege the administration violated state labor laws by failing to meet and confer over the impacts of the policy change.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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It was agreed that Minna would meet Constance at home and proceed from there.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pony%20up. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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