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
Then things got complicated when the third-party guarantor, David Mimran, son of billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran, allegedly failed to pony up the funds; Phillips is currently suing Mimran.
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
3 May 2026
That’s free enterprise — but Broward would pony up $17 million for the land and closing costs.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
Let massive companies pony up to pay for their pollution and tell your state representatives to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
Commercial messages are further limited to a trio of on-air sponsors (IBM, AT&T and Mercedes-Benz), which pony up what amounts to a $25 million greens fee.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
3 May 2026
That’s free enterprise — but Broward would pony up $17 million for the land and closing costs.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
Let massive companies pony up to pay for their pollution and tell your state representatives to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
Commercial messages are further limited to a trio of on-air sponsors (IBM, AT&T and Mercedes-Benz), which pony up what amounts to a $25 million greens fee.
—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pony up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pony up
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The goal is to brighten—not shrink or damage—your fabrics, so pay special attention to heat sensitivity and fiber type.
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In California, drivers pay some of the highest prices in the country.
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That offensive strategy seemed to pay off—in North America at least—when Nike’s quarterly earnings exceeded Wall Street’s expectations.
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There was no storm on January 20th that might have sunk it; the engine was new, bought on credit, and recently paid off.
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The pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.
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The platform is scalable and can be deployed to meet the power demands of AI data centers and even support the grid.
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pony%20up. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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