as in paying
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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Duran had bigger concerns than who might be paying a local blogger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Tariffs are also part of the reason Americans are paying more at repair shops — auto parts are primarily imported and now subject to tariffs of 25%.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Shares jumped that session as Wall Street saw that BlackRock’s pursuit of growth outside of its lower-cost stock and bond funds was paying off.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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All the hard work ended up paying off as Handy pulled off his wedding-day duties with ease.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The president had previously been adamant about Harvard paying up, as a few other schools have done, to end federal actions against it.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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Still, many are not convinced that is a good reason for Medicaid to continue paying up to a five-fold premium for public ambulance service providers relative to private competitors.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Ponying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponying%20up. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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