pony up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Amazon.com, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Oracle are expected to pony up more than $1.1 trillion in 2027, up from $650 billion this year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
For months, he's been pushing European allies to pony up more money.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Greensill persuaded Japanese tech investor SoftBank to pony up almost $2 billion in capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
While it’s true passengers typically pony up for all sorts of extras on a sailing, from drink packages to specialty dining, they see a true benefit to those things, she noted.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
They’d need a lot of resources, and it didn’t seem like it would be easy to get people to pony up.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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