settle for

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to accept or agree to in spite of dispute or dissatisfaction

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settle for Idioms  

1. Accept or be satisfied with as a compromise, as in He really wanted a bigger raise but decided to settle for what they offered. [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

The CCNI's advice for customers is not to settle for the first quote you receive and that it is best to buy in bulk.

From BBC

Still, investors don’t have to settle for neutral when there are stocks under the surface that haven’t been caught up in recent worries.

From Barron's

She always has a brilliant comeback line for every situation, refusing to ever settle for second billing.

From Salon

Over the course of 18 months, Mr. Landsbergis’s courage and steadfastness to settle for nothing short of full independence set in motion something neither President George H.W.

From The Wall Street Journal

But this is, after all, television, and “CIA” knows what some of us want, or will settle for, from our spies.

From Los Angeles Times