PONYING UP Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

ponying up

verb

present participle of pony up

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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repudiating

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Rather than paying the Cuban government agency that runs medical missions, Calabria signed individual contracts with the doctors and makes deposits in their Italian bank accounts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
The Justice Department unveiled this case against it, essentially arguing that SPLC had been defrauding its donors by paying informants within far-right groups who were infiltrating those groups.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Definition of paying

Verb

Administrators at the school say a shift in focus to technical training and career readiness is paying off, with more students not only staying in school but graduating on time.

— Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Tuchel’s focus on his positioning, constantly tweaking his in-game setup to bring the best out of Bellingham, is paying off.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of paying off

Verb

The Redevelopment Commission on Thursday authorized paying up to $35,000 to buy a partial parcel to extend the road being created in front of Portage Mall south beyond the Stone Quarry and possibly as far south as Central Avenue.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
With stock indexes now holding more semiconductors than ever, perhaps this month's whipsaw has investors paying up for hedges.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 June 2026

Definition of paying up

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