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pony up

VERB
bet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
speculate wager
STRONG
ante chance dice game hazard pledge put risk set trust venture
WEAK
buy in on lay down lay odds play against play for play the ponies put money on tempt fortune toss up
Antonyms
STRONG
displace remove
VERB
compensate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
atone pay recoup refund reimburse repay reward satisfy take care of
STRONG
commit indemnify recompense remunerate requite
WEAK
come down with guerdon make good pay up plank out shell out tickle the palm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lose penalize take
WEAK
damage deprive fine forfeit
VERB
contribute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add commit devote give grant share subsidize supply
STRONG
accord afford assign bequeath bestow confer dispense dower endow enrich furnish present proffer sacrifice subscribe tender will
WEAK
ante up bequest chip in come through dole out give away go Dutch hand out kick in pitch in sweeten the kitty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold keep take
STRONG
disagree receive refuse withhold
WEAK
counteract disapprove harm hurt neglect oppose shun subtract take away withdraw
VERB
disburse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contribute dispense distribute expend
STRONG
acquit deal defray disperse divide give partition use
WEAK
ante up come across come through come up with cough up divvy dole out foot the bill lay out measure out outlay pay out put out shell out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold keep take
STRONG
attach collect combine gather join unite
WEAK
deposit hoard retain save set aside
VERB
give
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accord allow award commit deliver donate grant hand out hand over permit present provide sell turn over
STRONG
administer bequeath bestow cede confer consign convey deed dispense endow entrust furnish gift lease relinquish remit subsidize tip transmit vouchsafe will
WEAK
ante up come across dish out dispose of dole out fork over hand down heap upon lavish upon lay upon let have make over parcel out part with pass down pass out shell out throw in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disallow disapprove hold keep receive refuse reject retain take withhold
STRONG
conceal hide neglect
WEAK
fight hold up refrain withstand
VERB
kick in
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ante up donate
WEAK
chip in commit dish out dole out fork over furnish give hand out hand over pitch in provide
VERB
supply
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afford cater contribute deliver equip feed fill find grant hand over produce store transfer turn over yield
STRONG
dispense drop endow fulfill hand heel minister outfit provision purvey replenish satisfy stake stock victual
WEAK
cater to come across with come through come up with fix up give with kick in put out put up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disapprove hold keep oppose refuse retain take take away use veto withhold
STRONG
deplete fail receive use up waste
WEAK
seize

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

Aside from making the $105 billion loan, the European Union has two options: raising fresh debt in financial markets, or relying on individual member countries to pony up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

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

At the heart of the matter are credit-card interchange fees, which merchants pony up when shoppers pay with plastic.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 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