Print subscribers will have to pony up if they want to read the magazine online.
»He has 50 or so individual clients, who each pony up at least $5 million to get into one of his funds.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
pony up — UK US pony (sth) up Phrasal Verb with pony({{}}/ˈpəʊni/ verb US INFORMAL ► to pay money: »Print subscribers will have to pony up if they want to read the magazine online. »He has 50 or so individual clients, who each pony up at least $5 million… … Financial and business terms
pony up something — ˌpony ˈup sth derived (NAmE, informal) to pay money for sth • Each guest had to pony up $40 for the meal. Main entry: ↑ponyderived … Useful english dictionary
pony — po|ny1 [ˈpəuni US ˈpou ] n plural ponies [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from early French poulenet, from Latin pullus young animal, young horse ] a small horse →↑pit pony, ↑Shetland pony pony 2 pony … Dictionary of contemporary English
(a) dog and pony show — a ˌdog and ˈpony show idiom (NAmE, informal, disapproving) an event that is planned only in order to impress people so that they will support or buy sth • the dog and pony show of his visits to the war zone … Useful english dictionary
show — 1 verb past tense showed past participle shown /SUn/ 1 PROVE (T) to provide facts or information that make it clear that something is true or that something exists: show (that): The latest poll clearly shows that most voters are unaware of this.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
brush — brush1 S3 [brʌʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(object for cleaning/painting)¦ 2¦(trees)¦ 3¦(movement)¦ 4¦(touch)¦ 5 6¦(tail)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3 6; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Early French broisse, from Old French broce ( … Dictionary of contemporary English
show — [ʆəʊ ǁ ʆoʊ] noun [countable] an occasion when a lot of similar things are brought together in one place so that people can come and look at them or so that they can compete against each other see also roadshow agriˈcultural ˌshow FARMING a public … Financial and business terms
show — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on TV, radio, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ live, recorded ▪ family ▪ cable (AmE), network (esp. AmE), radio, television … Collocations dictionary
veterinarian — noun (AmE) ⇨ See also ↑vet ADJECTIVE ▪ licensed, qualified ▪ chief ▪ the chief veterinarian for the Kruger National Park ▪ practicing … Collocations dictionary
dog — dog1 W1S1 [dɔg US do:g] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(male animal)¦ 3¦(woman)¦ 4 dog eat dog 5 be going to the dogs 6¦(dishonest)¦ 7 a dog s life 8 make a dog s breakfast of something 9 a dog s dinner … Dictionary of contemporary English
