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Definition cough up in British 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
disbursespendpay
3

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

Example

He was eventually forced to cough up details of the crime.

Synonyms and related words
admitgrantconcede
Definition cough up in British English