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settle up phrasal verb

phrasal verb

Definition

to pay someone the money that you owe them
Would you like to settle up now, sir?
You buy the tickets and I'll settle up with you later.

(Definition of settle up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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