ponies up

present tense third-person singular of pony up
as in pays
to give what is owed for despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house

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  • Prince Andrew ⬆ Stripped of titles, evicted from his mansion, becomes Andrew Mountbatten Windsor—yet King Charles pays his rent at Sandringham for life.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • When a customer pays cash and doesn't have exact change, the purchase total is rounded down by as much as two cents or up by as much two cents.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • Shopping discount/manager markdowns pays off Becky Shotts, 29, of Chattanooga, Tennessee has found savings by looking for discount markdowns by managers at her grocery store.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The conceit is risky but pays off.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Ponies up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponies%20up. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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