Synonyms of pony up

pony up

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pay
• pay off
• spring (for)
• meet
• settle
• balance
• stand
• pay up
• ante (up)
• discharge
• liquidate
• foot
• quit
• clear
• recompense

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pony up

In an even more unusual move (beyond flying cars), Florida appears to plan to pony up the matching half of the federal grant from its own coffers, rather than allowing private companies to pay, like other states have done for their EV chargers. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Mexico long lacked the funds, or interest, to pony up the hundreds of millions of dollars needed to purchase the Gelman cache, a former chief of the country’s fine-arts agency told the Milenio news outlet this year. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Those who can pony up the money to play for championships will survive and the rest will be left to figure it out for themselves. — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 1 July 2026

The bill represents one of the first attempts by Congress to force tech companies to pony up for data centers’ massive electricity demand. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 24 June 2026