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
Commissioners also agreed to pony up as much as $11 million as an incentive for NFL owners to chose Camping World Stadium to host Jaguar games instead of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
Monthly Dividends: Main Street Capital Corp. (MAIN) Business development companies (BDCs) allow average investors like us to invest in private companies without having to pony up a million bucks.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The standard is 12 to 15 percent of the annual rent, so a person signing a lease on a $3,049-a-month apartment in Clinton Hill — the median asking rent for a Brooklyn one-bedroom — will have to pony up somewhere in the neighborhood of $5,488.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2025
And, hey, maybe someone who owns the third Corvette ever made could pony up some money for such a thing?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
Monthly Dividends: Main Street Capital Corp. (MAIN) Business development companies (BDCs) allow average investors like us to invest in private companies without having to pony up a million bucks.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The standard is 12 to 15 percent of the annual rent, so a person signing a lease on a $3,049-a-month apartment in Clinton Hill — the median asking rent for a Brooklyn one-bedroom — will have to pony up somewhere in the neighborhood of $5,488.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2025
And, hey, maybe someone who owns the third Corvette ever made could pony up some money for such a thing?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pony up
Verb
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Patients using these applications often pay a subscription fee, which insurance may partly cover, for regular sessions and contact with therapists.—
Phillip Reese,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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In March, the USDA's Office of Inspector General notified California, Florida, New York and Texas of inspections of their SNAP programs to see if the states were improperly using administrative funds to pay out benefits, the emails show.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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Instead, each show stood apart, and the moments between each song held suspense, paid off with surprise. Which would play next?—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
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Another option is to tap a federal student loan and take a qualified distribution from the 529 plan to pay off the debt down the road.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Sutton and Rogers met before her murder and are believed to have slept together.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The show is set to give the music competition reality genre the Love is Blind treatment by forming a pop group without the members meeting face-to-face.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pony%20up. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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