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Definition cough up in American English

cough up phrasal verb

phrasal verb
Example

He was coughing up blood.

2

to give money to pay for something, especially when you would prefer not to

Example

Come on, cough up, it's your turn to pay.

Example

I had to cough up for the medical bills.

Synonyms and related words
disburse spend pay
3

to admit something, or to give information about something that you would prefer that other people did not know

Synonyms and related words
admit grant concede
Definition cough up in American English