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cough up

verb

1 cough up

Give reluctantly.

synonyms: pony up, spit up.

Roget 807: pay, defray, make payment; paydown, pay on the nail, pay ready money, pay at sight, pay in advance; cash, honor a bill, acknowledge; redeem; pay in kind.    pay one's way, ... show more

2 cough up

Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth.

synonyms: cough out, expectorate, spit out, spit up.

Dutch: hoesten, ophoesten


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