settle up

ˈsɛtəl ʌp

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of settle up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr./intr.

pay debtspay what is owed, typically to conclude a matter

After dinner, we decided to settle up and leave the restaurant..

pay off

square up

metaphoricalresolve any unfinished business or obligations

We need to settle up our differences soon.

reconcile

settle

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Expressions with settle

settle down

become calm after being agitated

After the storm, the sea began to settle down.

settle for

accept something even if it is less than wanted

She didn't want the job but settled for it.

settle in

get used to living in a new place

It took me a while to settle in after moving.

settle into

become comfortable and relaxed in a new place or situation

It took her a while to settle into her new job.

settle for less

accept something below desired standard

She didn't want to settle for less in her career.

settle on

agree on something after thinking about choices

They settled on a date for the meeting.

Examples of settle up in a sentence

They agreed to settle up after the event.
Let's settle up the bill before we leave.
They agreed to settle up their accounts after the project.

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French:régler, liquider, ...
German:abrechnen, klären, ...
Italian:regolare i conti, saldare, ...
Spanish:saldar cuentas, resolver, ...
Portuguese:acertar as contas, resolver, ...
Chinese:结账, 解决, ...
Japanese:精算する, 解決する, ...
Arabic:تَحَاسَبَ, سَوّى, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁלֵּם אֶת הַחֶשְׁבּוֹן, לְהַסְדִּיר עִנְיָנִים, ...
Russian:расплачиваться, урегулировать, ...
Ukrainian:розраховуватися, залагодити, ...
Hindi:हिसाब चुकता करना, मामला साफ करना, ...
Bengali:হিসাব মেটানো, মিটিয়ে নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:liquidar, ajustar comptes, ...
Czech:vyrovnat účet, vyříkat si, ...
Danish:gøre op, bilægge, ...
Dutch:afrekenen, oplossen, ...
Greek:εξοφλώ, ξεκαθαρίζω, ...
Hungarian:rendezni a számlát, rendezni, ...
Khmer:ទូទាត់បំណុល, ដោះស្រាយរឿងដែលនៅសេសសល់, ...
Korean:계산하다, 해결하다, ...
Persian:تسویه حساب کردن, حل و فصل کردن, ...
Polish:rozliczać się, uregulować, ...
Portuguese (BR):acertar as contas, resolver, ...
Romanian:a achita, a rezolva, ...
Swedish:betala, reda ut, ...
Thai:ชำระเงิน, สะสาง, ...
Turkish:hesaplaşmak, çözmek, ...
Vietnamese:thanh toán, dàn xếp, ...

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