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settles up

settles up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of settle up.

Meaning of settle up

Verb

settle up (third-person singular simple present settles up, present participle settling up, simple past and past participle settled up)

  1. to pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)

Questions about settles up

What is settles up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Settles up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of settle up.

Words near settles up in the dictionary

  1. settles into
  2. settles on
  3. settles one's account
  4. settles someone's hash
  5. settles the score
  6. settles up
  7. settles upon
  8. settles with
  9. settlin'
  10. settling
  11. settling a score

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