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)
Example Sentences
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It paid $17.5 million to settle with the SEC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
If the Justice Department decides to settle with Live Entertainment, a group of some 40 state attorney generals will probably persist in their own antitrust litigation.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
My kids have to settle with it too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
Children who came to the UK under the age of 18 may settle with parents, but older dependants could face separate requirements.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
Still, nobody ever messed with Cade Hernandez after that, not even Blake Grunwald, our German-dancer backup catcher who had a definite score to settle with my friend.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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