Synonyms of cough up

cough up

verb

as in to relinquish

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress

finally got my brother to cough up the dough he owed me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquish
• render
• surrender
• deliver
• turn in
• lay down
• turn over
• hand over
• yield
• transfer
• cede
• give up
• resign
• abandon
• commit
• waive
• entrust
• forfeit
• release
• discard
• renounce
• desert
• shed
• part (with)
• consign
• forsake
• abnegate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• retain
• withhold

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cough up

Peterson shortly after coughed up his eighth turnover with 10 seconds to play and Utah up 100-97. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026

Of course, coughing up draft picks like that, should things go sideways, is a real gamble. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Michael Mimoun, a thirty-nine-year-old from Brooklyn who works in property management, coughed up five hundred dollars to watch there with a group of family and friends, including two five-year-olds. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 20 June 2026

The mold could cause infections that may lead to coughing up blood in people with allergic reactions or certain lung diseases, as well as fever and other symptoms, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 June 2026