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
Now, just as this new system demands schools pony up as much as $20.5 million annually to pay athletes, UCF is suddenly flush with new money, having joined the Big 12 and becoming eligible for a full share of TV revenue starting this year.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
And that’s only if Congress agrees to pony up yet more billions needed to protect South Florida homes and businesses.
—Alex Harris, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2025
The program has become vastly popular, but Hochul this spring rebuffed a request from Mayor Adams to pony up more state funding for it, leading the city to shutter new enrollment due to cost concerns.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Mii lovers must pony up whatever Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour costs to get their next fix.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
And that’s only if Congress agrees to pony up yet more billions needed to protect South Florida homes and businesses.
—Alex Harris, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2025
The program has become vastly popular, but Hochul this spring rebuffed a request from Mayor Adams to pony up more state funding for it, leading the city to shutter new enrollment due to cost concerns.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Mii lovers must pony up whatever Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour costs to get their next fix.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pony up
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While Prime members get free same-day grocery delivery for orders over $25, customers without a Prime membership must pay a $12.99 fee (no matter what the order size is).—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Arizona school districts spend millions monitoring students online At least 52 Arizona school districts or charter schools have paid for monitoring software in the past five years, according to GovSpend, a company that tracks government spending data.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Drake has long followed a similar flood-the-market philosophy, and it’s paid off for him.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Clearly, the experiment paid off: at the table next to us, all four diners ordered a second round of spicy pickled palomas.—
Angela Lian,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Aug. 2025
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On Rosh Hashanah of 1944, Fernande met a young American Jewish soldier named David Snegg at the Grand Synagogue in Paris.—
Marc Snegg,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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In addition to addressing the crowd, Eminem also met some fans and hung out with a few, again thanking them for their support over the past quarter century.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pony%20up. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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