settle up
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A big gain in financial stocks helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average settle up 0.7%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also finished higher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
The hitch has been that Zimbabwe, grappling with a debt burden of a whopping $23bn, cannot afford to settle up with the former farmers.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Banks settle up by the end of the day.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025
Money is withheld from every paycheck, and taxpayers settle up with the IRS each year.
From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023
I headed out to settle up on the room, using hand signals to assure Faith she didn’t owe a thing.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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