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
Boston could afford to pony up some cash to bring Hoffman to Fenway Park.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
That could create a strained financial situation, but owner Joe Lacob has been known to pony up for contending rosters.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Add to that how steep the cost of holiday travel is ($2,610 on average!), and parents are definitely planning to pony up more than a pretty penny to pull off an experience their family will treasure.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Each year, advertisers pony up big bucks to wave their wares in front of more than 100 million viewers (even though most ads are now released online, ahead of the Big Game).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
That could create a strained financial situation, but owner Joe Lacob has been known to pony up for contending rosters.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Add to that how steep the cost of holiday travel is ($2,610 on average!), and parents are definitely planning to pony up more than a pretty penny to pull off an experience their family will treasure.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Each year, advertisers pony up big bucks to wave their wares in front of more than 100 million viewers (even though most ads are now released online, ahead of the Big Game).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pony up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pony up
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There is a price to be paid for that much larger sensor though—the GFX100RF is larger and heavier than any of the X100 cameras.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
22 Mar. 2025
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Cutting-edge visual effects create a world of talking photorealistic animals that might as well be a nature documentary, and attention is paid to livening up the humor, with Billy Eichner’s funny, overdramatic meerkat Timon showing up everybody, including Beyoncé. 9.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Homeowners could then use the sales proceeds to pay their HOA debt, pay off their mortgages and potentially keep the remaining equity.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2025
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This time, however, Apple’s big bet on artificial intelligence – which it’s been marketing as a selling point for the iPhone 16 – is taking longer than expected to pay off.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Their new album Rushmere is named after where the band originally met in Wimbledon.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Pisces moon meeting Venus and Neptune deepens an emotional connection.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Pony up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pony%20up. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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