What is the meaning of coughing up?

Give reluctantly.
- usage: "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"
- synonyms: cough up, pony up, spit up
Discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth.
- synonyms: expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out

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