cough it up

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Definition of cough it up in English English dictionary

cough up
to pay money, to disburse

Do you think he'll be able to cough up the three grand by Tuesday?.

cough up
to lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest

That team had the game won, but they coughed it up in the end.

cough up
to expel from the lungs, throat, etc. by coughing

He was coughing up blood.

cough up
give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition
cough up
(Informal) expel something by coughing; give up, relinquish; pay; blurt out suddenly
cough up
If you cough up an amount of money, you pay or spend that amount, usually when you would prefer not to. I'll have to cough up $10,000 a year for tuition Will this be enough to persuade Congress to cough up? see also cough 3 = fork out
cough up
give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"
cough up
discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
cough it up
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