pony up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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For months, he's been pushing European allies to pony up more money.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Since around $5 billion has been wiped off the stock recently, Estée Lauder might have to pony up more cash for Puig in any cash-and-share offer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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
For one, whether Saudi Arabia can pony up $1 trillion — a figure amounting to 80% of its annual GDP and more than twice its foreign exchange reserves — is an open question.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025
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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