Synonyms

settle up

Idioms

Also, settle with someone. Pay a debt or one's share of the cost, as in When can you settle up for the tickets I bought for us? or Jean said she'd settle with the bank next month.

Example Sentences

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settle up

But for some, when it came time to settle up, Nelson Holdo was full of excuses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

The hawaladars agree to settle up all their transactions between themselves at a later date.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

WTI and Brent settle up 1.9% at $66.43 and $71.96 a barrel, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Banks settle up by the end of the day.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025

Osh left the lobsters on the porch and went inside to settle up with Mr. Higgins, the grocer.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

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