pony up
Example Sentences
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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
He began circulating a business plan, and after about 80 rejections, three Kentucky doctors agreed to pony up $300,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
The more likely reason Comcast didn’t win is that its financials were less attractive: While Netflix brandished an all-cash offer, NBCUniversal could only pony up a combined cash-and-stock transaction.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025
Investors have been happy to pony up for tech stocks connected to the artificial intelligence trade, given what they see as the potential for equally rich returns.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
Financial backers of both institutions—the Chemical Foundation in Columbia’s case and William Crocker, a banking and railroad magnate, in Berkeley’s case—seemed eager to pony up funds to cover Sloan’s further research.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
