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
Mii lovers must pony up whatever Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour costs to get their next fix.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The reversion reinstates in big type the only brand that compels many of the service’s 122 million customers to pony up several dollars in subscription fees each month.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
That's particularly true in the horse-racing industry, where employers may be more willing to pony up thousands of dollars upfront for the right workers that would give them a competitive edge in the next race.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 12 May 2025
So what explained the bump in millionaires looking to pony up a mortgage payment in rent every month?
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 7 May 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The reversion reinstates in big type the only brand that compels many of the service’s 122 million customers to pony up several dollars in subscription fees each month.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
That's particularly true in the horse-racing industry, where employers may be more willing to pony up thousands of dollars upfront for the right workers that would give them a competitive edge in the next race.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 12 May 2025
So what explained the bump in millionaires looking to pony up a mortgage payment in rent every month?
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pony up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pony up
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The cost of the wedding has been estimated at up to nearly $50M, infuriating locals and activists who claim Amazon pays minimal taxes in European countries and point to Bezos’ use of his extreme personal wealth to effectively take over parts of the historic city, disrupting daily life.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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And the companies that pay attention will reap the benefits.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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On June 17, 2021, her hard work paid off, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making June 19 a federal holiday.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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When companies do it though, there is a substantial pay off, said Blake Moret, the chairman and CEO at Rockwell Automation.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The nomination comes just two days after Trump met with Pakistani Army Chief of Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir at the White House.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Time running out to meet 1.5 degree warming limit Research estimates that the carbon ‘budget’ remaining to avoid passing the critical threshold is less than three years’ worth at current rates.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 June 2025
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