pony up

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.

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

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.

Japan will have 45 days to pony up the cash.

Cuts in Washington could force California to either pony up more money or shrink existing programs.