pay up
Example Sentences
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Some traders have made wrong-way bets on prices, and customers in Asia have had to pay up to get their hands on oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
As part of the agreement, Activision Blizzard agreed to pay up to $46.75 million to compensate women who worked for the company in California from Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Collectors pay up for rare, vintage products like waffle irons and garden gnomes; a Grateful Dead pan fetched $4,100 in an auction at the Lodge Museum in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
John Driscoll knows it’s going to take a major overhaul to fix Social Security — and he’s willing to pay up.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
This could mean either: Junior said that on Friday he would pay up, or Junior said on Friday that he would pay up.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
