to pony
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8.1
- verb
- /ˈpoʊni/
- Informal
:
soltar (informal)
- He reluctantly agreed to pony up the funds needed to fix the community center.
It would behoove these asses to pony up for a lawyer.
- It would behoove these asses to pony up for a lawyer.
- So yeah, you were ponying up for one of the most expensive phones on the market, but in exchange you got one of the most feature rich and versatile phones on the market.
Examples
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I guess I will have to pony up $80 for the premium upgrade.
Blog text (16) -
So pony up with some cash.
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Since when do you ever pony up for charity?
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So he'll pony up for the summer session?
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So if they fail, you will have to pony up more money.
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Oh, good, we need more Democrats in Congress who can pony up $2.3 million of their own money.
Blog text (15) -
Either you pony up the down payment or you're out.
Fiction book (1994) -
Instead, the Republican presidential nominee thinks states alone should pony up the money for their implementation.
Blog text (10) -
Come on, pony up!
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Both last year and this, the State Department ponied up for a second AIP fellow.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
To give money for something you buy or owe
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3.6
Give someone the money you owe them, often after they ask you
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6.5
To pay money unwillingly after being pressured
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8.2
Pay money, often reluctantly, when others expect it
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6.1
To give money to someone after they ask or force you
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7.8
Pay money you owe as your part of a shared bill
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7.5
To pay money when you do not want to
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Etymology
The verb pony, meaning 'to pay' often reluctantly, comes from the slang phrase pony up; one popular story says gamblers used pony to mean money, so to pony up is to put money forward.