PAY (UP), come up with, hand over, dish out, part with; informal fork out, shell out, lay out; Brit. informal stump up; N. Amer. informal ante up, pony up.
→ cough
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cough something up (or cough up)
give something reluctantly, esp. money or information that is due or required
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ˌcough ˈup | ˌcough sthˈup derived
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Steve finally coughed up the money he owed us.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.