pony up
Example Sentences
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Greensill persuaded Japanese tech investor SoftBank to pony up almost $2 billion in capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
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
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
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