settle up

set·tle up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [set-l uhp]
- /ˈsɛt l ʌp/
- /ˈsetl ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [set-l uhp]
- /ˈsɛt l ʌp/

Definitions of settle up words

verb with object settle up to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions). 1
verb with object settle up to place in a desired state or in order: to settle one's affairs. 1
verb with object settle up to pay, as a bill. 1
verb with object settle up to close (an account) by payment. 1
verb with object settle up to migrate to and organize (an area, territory, etc.); colonize: The pilgrims settled Plymouth. 1
verb with object settle up to cause to take up residence: They settled immigrants in urban areas. 1

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Origin of settle up

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English set(t)len, Old English setlan (attested once) to place, derivative of setl settle2; compare Dutch zetelen

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Parts of speech for Settle up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Settle up

settle up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for settle up

verb settle up

check out — When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave.
found — simple past tense and past participle of find.
get going — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
make amends — reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
make for — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.

All 7 Synonyms of settle up