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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See the pet in person before paying any money.—
Abreanna Blose,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Other revenue sources include federal and local money, with the remainder from paying fares.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Maybe Kimmel’s backing of Colbert in the Emmys race is paying off with the audience.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Never owning a house, never owning a car, never paying off their school.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 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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Along with affordable exotics, young collectors are also paying up for supercars, especially rare and highly specific Paganis, Bugattis and Rufs, the boutique German builder.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Ponying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponying%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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