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
At the time, White said, the developers told him they had put up money to do repairs.
From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2021
Convinced it was a worthy cause, with achievable goals, he agreed to put up money.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021
PokerStars put up money for about 60 players, so they paid for 60 folks who just play on their site, to enter the tournament as well.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2020
"Do you mean to say you have found somebody silly enough to put up money?"
From The Adventures of Sally by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)