settle on
Idioms-
Also, settle upon.
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Decide something, as in They finally settled on Bermuda for their vacation . [Second half of 1700s]
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Give property or a title to someone, as in She settled an annuity on her husband . [Mid-1600s]
Example Sentences
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Those markets settle on Feb. 1 based on Parcl’s daily housing price index, and recurring monthly markets will allow users to trade on a continuing basis.
Until she picked up a camera, she could never settle on an interest.
From BBC
Less than 30 hours later, the dust settled on a mind-boggling stretch that confirmed a wholesale changing of the guard.
Over the past few weeks, Pep seems to have settled on a side that looks like this:
From BBC
And somewhere between common sense and desperation, they settled on a formula: bowl a little fuller.
From BBC
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