put up money
Example Sentences
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She won a talent contest on the show and a Vancouver, Wash., businessman who saw her performance put up money so she could make a record.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2022
The Barretts put up money for a recreation hall, and donated land for a school and a baseball field.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022
After George Floyd’s murder, they persuaded businesses that claimed solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter to put up money for Black dancers, dance troupes, schools and students.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021
Convinced it was a worthy cause, with achievable goals, he agreed to put up money.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021
I put up money for both of us to appear, as I wanted to get at him again; but he called on the police to accompany him to his place of business.
From Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by Devol, George H.
