If you were to cruise into a Nissan dealership right now, you’d have to pony up at least $113,540 just for a base model GT-R.From the 1st paragraph of this article at Top Speed.
上記の文で、pony upの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "pony up" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
決済する「決済する」だとちょっと大袈裟なので、口語調のイディオムであること考えると「支払う」ぐらいがいいと思います。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:
- (transitive verb) to pay (money) especially in settlement of an account
- (intransitive verb) PAY
Examples
- despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house
- As well as putting up his own cash, he persuaded others to pony up.
- People can't even afford to pony up for movie tickets.
- Unluckily for American companies, the White House has set its sights on them to pony up. — The Economist, "America Inc is on the hook for Joe Biden’s splurge on infrastructure," 10 Apr. 2021
- The Longhorns don’t have [to] pony up $7.1 million for a buyout and can begin a new era with the Moody Center, the new $338 million home of Texas basketball, set to open in 2022. — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, "Brooklyn Nets' Royal Ivey interviews to be Texas' next head coach," 28 Mar. 2021
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