settle with
Britishverb
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(intr) to pay a debt or bill to
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(intr) to make an agreement with
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to get one's revenge for (a wrong or injury) with (a person)
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Late last year he agreed to settle with former Twitter executives and thousands of former employees of the social platform, which he has renamed X, after fighting for years to pay them nothing.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
It paid $17.5 million to settle with the SEC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
First up was Timon Haugan, but the Norwegian had to settle with second behind Kristoffersen.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
My kids have to settle with it too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
Harry flushed and cut me a look to let me know he’d settle with me later.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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