pony up
verb
ponied up; ponying up; ponies up
: to pay (money) especially in settlement of an account
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Examples of pony up in a Sentence
despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house
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Free agent Alex Bregman is the obvious answer if the Yankees are willing to pony up close to $200 million to acquire him.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The stock was still trading on the tech-heavy exchange, but the company was given a 60-day notice to either pony up a 10-K or submit a plan to regain compliance.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Tariffs are fees that are slapped on imports, but foreign nations do not pay; rather U.S. importers, like car manufacturers, equipment makers, and construction firms, have to pony up.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
With travel and lodging costs, artists often pony up as much as $3,000 for a two-day window to show their works and make enough money to last until the next market.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The stock was still trading on the tech-heavy exchange, but the company was given a 60-day notice to either pony up a 10-K or submit a plan to regain compliance.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Tariffs are fees that are slapped on imports, but foreign nations do not pay; rather U.S. importers, like car manufacturers, equipment makers, and construction firms, have to pony up.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
With travel and lodging costs, artists often pony up as much as $3,000 for a two-day window to show their works and make enough money to last until the next market.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pony%20up. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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