Pony Up (Verb)
Meaning
Give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- She had to pony up a lot of money to fix her car after the accident.
- After some hesitation, he finally decided to pony up the necessary funds for his wedding.
- His parents had to pony up the tuition money when his scholarship was denied.
- They were asked to pony up more money as their contribution to the charity event.
- She reluctantly agreed to pony up the cash to fix her broken refrigerator.